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Barbara Hepworth

Two Opposing Forms 1970, 1970

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About the artwork

Originally created in 1970, this print is part of Hepworth’s group of screenprint and lithograph work known as ‘Opposing Forms’. This work explores the harmony, balance and energetic force found in nature. This harmonious balance, for Hepworth, is particularly illustrated in the sun and the moon, two ‘god-like’ presences that commanded the seasons and light and dark.

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Abstract Art

Artist Barbara Hepworth
Artwork Two Opposing Forms 1970
Exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World
Image size 77.2 x 58.3 cm
Date of work 1970
Credit Screenprint on paper 77.2 x 58.3 cm Tate. Presented by Rose and Chris Prater through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975 © Bowness

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) was a painter, printmaker, and pioneer of abstract sculpture. Although her distinctive style was abstract, the forms and shapes in her work were based on observation of the natural world such as the Cornish landscape and motherhood, rather than mystic or romantic themes. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, during the Second World War she moved to St Ives, Cornwall, where she became especially active in the Modernist artist movement. She remained in the area, and was awarded the Freedom of St Ives in 1968 as an acknowledgement of her importance to the town, along with friend and fellow artist Bernard Leech. She donated a number of her works to Tate. Her Trewyn Studio is now the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture in St Ives, and her second studio, The Palais de Danse, is being renovated to reimagine the building as a community-focused heritage site that continues to expand on Hepworth’s extraordinary legacy.

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Our custom prints are high-quality, made-to-order fine art print reproductions of Tate collection and exhibition artworks. Available in a choice of sizes and hand-made frames, they’re created using state of the art technology and sustainably sourced materials by our Sussex-based print specialists.