Two Forms (Divided Circle)
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 Two Forms (Divided Circle) in Israel. | |
| Year | 1969 |
| Dimensions | 237 cm × 234 cm × 54.3 cm (93 in × 92 in × 21.4 in)[1] |
| Accession | BH 477[2] |
Two Forms (Divided Circle) (BH 477) is a bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, designed in 1969. Six numbered copies were cast, plus one (0/6) retained by the sculptor.[2] The sculpture's dimensions are 2,370 centimetres (930 in) by 2,340 centimetres (920 in) by 54 centimetres (21 in).[1]
The front of the base has "Barbara Hepworth 1969" inscribed on it followed by the number of the sculpture, as well as "Morris | Singer | FOUNDERS | LONDON", both inscribed by casting.[1]
The sculpture is considered to be one of Britain's most recognisable works.[3]
The sculpture is late work by Hepworth, created only 6 years before her death in a fire at her studio in St Ives in 1975. It includes two vertical bronze semi-circles forming a broken circle approximately 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) across, each pieced pierced by one large hole. Both elements are welded to a bronze base. All three elements are hollow, and were cast in London by Morris Singer.[citation needed]
Hepworth designed the work after being diagnosed with cancer in 1966.[citation needed] She wanted the viewer's body to be engaged with her work,[citation needed] saying: "You can climb through the Divided Circle – you don't need to do it physically to experience it."[3]
Hepworth also made a series of nine maquettes about 14.5 inches (370 mm) tall, Maquette for Divided Circle, cast in polished bronze.[citation needed]
Casts
| Image | Number | Location | Owner | Notes |
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0/6[1] | Barbara Hepworth Museum, St Ives[2] | Tate Gallery[1] | Bequested by the executors of Hepworth's estate to Tate in 1980.[4] |
| 4/6[4] | Junction of Moor Lane and Deansgate.[5] In front of the Senate House.[citation needed] | University of Bolton (on loan from Bolton Museum).[2][4] | Purchased in 1970; relocated in 1982.[5] | |
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5/6[4] | Dulwich Park | Southwark Council[6] | The sculpture was purchased by Greater London Council[4] in 1970; its ownership was subsequently transferred to Southwark Council. The sculpture was stolen overnight on the 19-20th December 2011. The theft was thought to be due to metal thieves, and it was feared that the sculpture was sold for scrap. The sculpture was insured for £500,000, and Southwark Council offered a reward of £1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves;[7][6][8] the reward was subsequently increased to £5,000 by Barbera Hepworth's granddaughter.[9] The scrap value of the sculpture was estimated to be £750.[3] The sculpture was replaced by Conrad Shawcross's Three Perpetual Chords.[10] |
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Fellows’ Garden, Clare College, Cambridge. | Clare College, Cambridge (on loan from the Hepworth Estate)[2] | ||
| Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.[2] | ||||
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Lola Beer Ebner Sculpture Garden in Tel Aviv[citation needed] | |||
| private collection in the USA[citation needed] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Two Forms (Divided Circle)]". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Barbara Hepworth: sculptures - Two Forms (Divided Circle)". barbarahepworth.org.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Barbara Hepworth: £500k 'Two Forms' sculpture stolen by metal thieves". The Telegraph. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Stephens, Chris (March 1998). "Tate Catalogue entry". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b Wyke, Terry. Public Sculpture Of Greater Manchester. p. 209. ISBN 978-0853235675.
- ^ a b "Barbara Hepworth sculpture stolen from London park". The Guardian. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Very grand theft: Barbara Hepworth's park sculpture is stolen for scrap metal". The Independent. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Barbara Hepworth sculpture stolen from Dulwich Park". BBC News. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Reward for Hepworth art stolen from Dulwich Park increased". BBC News. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Barbara Hepworth sculpture stolen from Dulwich Park to be replaced with 'anti-theft' works by Conrad Shawcross". The Independent. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014.