Quote by: Barbara Hepworth

I felt the most intense pleasure in piercing the stone in order to make an abstract form and space; quite a different sensation from that of doing it for the purpose of realism.


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Author Bio


  • NameBarbara Hepworth
  • DescriptionEnglish sculptor
  • AliasesJocelyn Barbara Hepworth
  • BornJanuary 10, 1903
  • DiedMay 20, 1975
  • CountryEngland
  • ProfessionSculptor
  • WorksConversations With Magic Stones, Figure Three; Elegy III; Sea Form
  • AwardsDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire