Barbara Hepworth: The Hospital Drawings

In the late 1940s Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975) embarked on a series of studies of the operating theatre at the invitation of her friend, the surgeon Norman Capener. The remarkable drawings demonstrate Hepworth's consummate skill as a draftsperson and the affinity she felt between her work as a sculptor and the surgeon's craft. In contrast to the pure abstract work for which Hepworth is celebrated, the drawings also reveal her aptitude for narrative realism.

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