A sculptor’s line moves between the second and third dimensions. Many of the most original sculptors in the twentieth century had a facility with both plastic media, like plaster and bronze, and graphic media, like graphite and oil paint. The architectural demands of sculpture have long dictated that sculptors must also be draughtsmen. Michelangelo, Bernini and Rodin were all famed for their drawings as well as their sculptures. This display brings together art by some of the most imaginative sculptor-artists of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Britain and Europe, including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Elisabeth Frink, William Turnbull and Damien Hirst.
-
Available Works
-
Anthony Caro, Table Piece CXLI, 1973
-
Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1932
-
Alberto Giacometti, Nature morte avec bouteille, 1963
-
Eric Gill, Boxers, 1913
-
Lynn Chadwick, Beast VII, conceived 1956
-
Damien Hirst, Trust, 2003
-
-
Barbara Hepworth: Strings
6 February - 2 May 2025 Piano Nobile Spanning three decades of Barbara Hepworth’s career, the exhibition features stringed sculptures in a comprehensive range of materials and sizes from large-scale works in wood and brass to small-scale works... -
Highlighted Work
Paul Nash | Interior, 1930 Interior was painted during a period of creative renewal in Paul Nash’s career, in which he sought to deepen his subject matter and create a more rigorous mode of representation.... -
InSight No. 171
Christopher Wood | The Yellow Man May 9, 2025 This week InSight considers a canonical masterpiece by the youthful, effervescent artist Christopher Wood, which was painted near the end of his short life. InSight No. 171 Christopher Wood, The... -
Barbara Hepworth sculptures exhibited in public for first time
The Guardian | The Observer February 1, 2025 Richard Brooks wries on Piano Nobile's exhibition focusing on the artist’s fascination with string which includes works unseen beyond private collections. -
Never-before-seen Barbara Hepworth works go on show in landmark exhibition
Wallpaper February 4, 2025 Anna Solomon delves into the stories surrounding Hepworth’s sculptures in a feature on Piano Nobile's exhibtiom. The show features works that span three decades, including rarely-exhibited stringed sculptures from a... -
Piano Nobile founder and executive chairman discusses the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Strings
BBC Radio Four: Today Programme February 5, 2025 Listen to Dr Robert Travers on the segment from 2 hours 55 minutes in via this link: Today Programme . Link is live until 7 March
-