Barbara Hepworth photographed with plaster for Curved Form (Bryher II) in 1961

A photograph from November 1961 shows British sculptor Barbara Hepworth holding a file while working with plaster for her piece Curved Form (Bryher II). The image was posted on artcritical on December 23, 2011. Hepworth Estate and Bowness hold the copyright to this historical documentation of the artist's studio practice. The photograph provides direct visual evidence of Hepworth's hands-on sculptural process during a productive period of her career. This archival material offers insight into the creation of one of her abstract bronze works from the early 1960s. The image captures Hepworth engaged with the physical material that would eventually become a finished sculpture. Her focused expression and practical tools reveal the tactile nature of her artistic methodology. The photograph serves as important documentation of Hepworth's working techniques during her mature period.