1965.16 Hepworth, Sea Form (Atlantic)

The bronze sculpture Sea Form (Atlantic) has a two-color patination which is symbolic of its motif, the massive overall form being a murky brown-black, the recessed areas a contrasting brilliant blue green. The form of the sculpture has the simplicity without starkness which is characteristic of Hepworth's work, which often conveys to the viewer a sense of calm and solidity through subtly refined abstraction. Sea Form (Atlantic) shows Hepworth's close attention to surface variation which results in the balanced harmony of rhythm which gives life to the massive, organic form. 

Hepworth_Barbara: ULAN: 500010387

bronze: AAT: 300010957

twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514

abstract (general art genre): AAT: 300417511
Abstract Expressionist: AAT: 300022099
blue (color): AAT: 300129361

modernist (European style): AAT: 300021474

monumental: AAT: 300073760
negative space: AAT: 300056295
patination: AAT: 300379761
piercing: AAT: 300231153
rhythm (formal concept): AAT: 300056305
sculpture garden: AAT: 300008116
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
seas: AAT: 300008694

By 1965: Gimpel Fils, Ltd., London

1965: Dallas Art Association, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark, purchased from above [1] 

The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Art Association accession record, n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. 

[1] The Dallas Art Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.

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