Sphere with Colour (Grey and White) / Barbara Hepworth
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1967/1.43
- Title
- Sphere with Colour (Grey and White)
- Artist
- Barbara Hepworth
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1903 - 1975
- Medium and Support
- Swedish green marble and paint on wood base
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Cornwall (county)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Creation Place 4
- Cornwall (county)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- geometric abstraction
- Dimensions
- 48.2 cm x 40.6 cm x 39.3 cm (19 in. x 16 in. x 15 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Physical Description
- Oval-shaped piece of veined, green Swedish marble standing on one of its narrow ends. Three holes of different sizes penetrate into the object's center. The holes are painted respectively in a semi-gloss black and matte white.
- Subject Matter
- An example of Hepworth's monumental approach to geometric abstraction. Hepworth was intrigued with the way the variegated color of the marble interacts with the biomoprhic and landscape-like curves of the piece. The holes add an aspect of meditation on space to the object.
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- biomorphic abstraction
- carvings
- circles
- geometric abstraction
- round (shape)
- sculpture
- stone
- Secondary Keywords
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- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- form attributes
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric shapes
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
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- shape
- styles and periods
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- visual works
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 971 x 1229
- File Size
- 55 KB
- Record
- 1967/1.43
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1967-sl-1.43/1967_1.43.jpg
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"Sphere with Colour (Grey and White); Barbara Hepworth." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1967-sl-1.43/1967_1.43.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
