Barbara Hepworth, Sea Form (Atlantic), 1964, in the Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sea Form (Atlantic) (BH 362) is a 1964 bronze sculpture by English artist Barbara Hepworth. It measures 204 cm × 107 cm × 73 cm (80 in × 42 in × 29 in).

The sculpture comprises a single large curved free-standing form, similar to a shield, with contrasting rough and smooth surfaces with brown or green patination, and five pierced apertures that resemble holes in a sea shell. Like Hepworth's Single Form (1961), it was based on Neolithic standing stones at Chûn Castle hillfort site in West Cornwall. It was part of a series of sculptures that took inspiration from the cliffs and caves on the coastline near Porthcurno on the Penwith peninsula. Other works in the series include Curved Form (Bryher) (1961), Oval Form (Trezion) (1961–63) and Rock Form (Porthcurno) (1964).

It was cast at the Morris Singer foundry in London in 1964, in an edition of 6+1 (six for sale, and one artist's copy). A cast was exhibited at the Battersea Park sculpture exhibition in 1966.

Three of the casts are now on display in public collections, and three held by private collectors.

References

  1. ↑ "Norwich Sculpture Trails" (PDF). Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk and Suffolk.
  2. ↑ "Lynden Sculpture Park Collection". Sea Form (Atlantic). Lynden Sculpture Garden. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Barbara Hepworth Selected Sculptures". Barbara Hepworth. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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