Summary
A West Yorkshire art gallery, the Hepworth Wakefield, is seeking funds to acquire Dame Barbara Hepworth’s 1940s sculpture, “Sculpture With Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue And Red,” for public display. The piece, which sold for over £3.5 million in 2024, has a temporary export bar preventing its departure from the UK, allowing local galleries a chance to purchase it. The Art Fund charity has pledged £750,000 towards the acquisition, but an additional £2.9 million is needed by the 27 August deadline.
