Contrapuntal Forms (Hepworth)
Contrapuntal Forms (BH 165) is a stone sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, one of her first public commissions, made in 1950–51 for the Festival of Britain and installed outside the Dome of Discovery on South Bank, London.[1] It was one of two Hepworth commissions for the festival: the other was an abstract rotating sculpture, Turning Forms (BH 166).[2]
The work stands 120" (3.04m) high and is carved from blue limestone from County Galway, Ireland.[3] It depicts two semi-abstracted standing figures. The sculpture was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain[4] who presented it to the new town of Harlow in Essex in 1953. It was the first artwork acquired (though not the first commissioned) by the , and it is still sited at Glebelands in Harlow.[5]
The sculpture was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in April 1998.[5]
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- ^ "The 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London, in pictures". 2011-04-14. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ "Sculptures | Barbara Hepworth". barbarahepworth.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ "St Ives | Barbara Hepworth". barbarahepworth.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ "Arts Council of Great Britain Annual Report 1949-50" (PDF). artscouncil.org.uk.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Contrapuntal Forms (1031593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- Contrapuntal Forms, barbarahepworth.org.uk
- Contrapuntal Forms, barbarahepworth.org.uk
- Contrapuntal Forms by Barbara Hepworth, visitharlow.com
- 1950 sculptures
- Buildings and structures in Harlow
- Festival of Britain
- Grade II listed buildings in Essex
- Sculptures by Barbara Hepworth
- Limestone sculptures in the United Kingdom
- Grade II listed public art