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Pelagos is a 1946 sculpture by Barbara Hepworth held in the collection of the Tate. The work is carved from painted wood and fitted with taut strings that suggest internal volume and the curve of an enclosing form. Its title means "sea" in Greek, and it is associated with the coastline of Cornwall,...
Single Form is a monumental bronze sculpture created by the British artist Barbara Hepworth in 1964. It is situated in the United Nations headquarters plaza in New York City, where it serves as a memorial to UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, who died in a 1961 plane crash. The artwork features...
Oval Form with Strings is a modernist abstract sculpture by the British artist Barbara Hepworth. The work is distinguished by its combination of a carved wooden oval form intersected by taut strings. This structural choice reflects Hepworth's interest in spatial tension and the mathematical concepts...
Three-Way Piece No. 2: Archer is a 1964-65 bronze by Henry Moore, notable for its large abstracted figure installed at Toronto City Hall.
