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| Barbara Hepworth's old school gets £2.2m for sculptures | Barbara Hepworth's old school gets £2.2m for sculptures |
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| Two sculptures by renowned artist Barbara Hepworth have sold for more than £2.2m after being auctioned by her old school. | Two sculptures by renowned artist Barbara Hepworth have sold for more than £2.2m after being auctioned by her old school. |
| Quiet Form and Forms in Movement were sold by Wakefield Girls High School at Sotheby's in London. | Quiet Form and Forms in Movement were sold by Wakefield Girls High School at Sotheby's in London. |
| The school said that proceeds from the sale will be used to help provide new bursaries and "enhanced opportunities for students". | The school said that proceeds from the sale will be used to help provide new bursaries and "enhanced opportunities for students". |
| The decision to sell the art had been criticised by some ex-pupils. | The decision to sell the art had been criticised by some ex-pupils. |
| One, Dr Carol Atack, said: "When I was at the school the sculptures were on display and a great inspiration to girls. | One, Dr Carol Atack, said: "When I was at the school the sculptures were on display and a great inspiration to girls. |
| "I don't think what we are being told adds up." | |
| Dr Atack said she had been contacted by other old girls who were also unhappy the works were being sold. | Dr Atack said she had been contacted by other old girls who were also unhappy the works were being sold. |
| Sotheby's said Quiet Form, carved in marble in 1973, went for £1,865,000. Forms in Movement, made of bent copper, realised £365,000. | Sotheby's said Quiet Form, carved in marble in 1973, went for £1,865,000. Forms in Movement, made of bent copper, realised £365,000. |
| 'Benefit of present girls' | 'Benefit of present girls' |
| Diane Watson, a school governor, said the "unfortunate decision" was taken to sell the sculptures due to rising costs. | Diane Watson, a school governor, said the "unfortunate decision" was taken to sell the sculptures due to rising costs. |
| "They haven't been displayed for a long period due to the rising value of the insurance cost," she explained. | "They haven't been displayed for a long period due to the rising value of the insurance cost," she explained. |
| "All the money from the sale will be used for the benefit of present girls and future students, to fund a bursary." | "All the money from the sale will be used for the benefit of present girls and future students, to fund a bursary." |
| Hepworth was born in Wakefield in 1903 and a contemporary of Henry Moore, with the pair among the most highly regarded sculptors of the 20th Century. | Hepworth was born in Wakefield in 1903 and a contemporary of Henry Moore, with the pair among the most highly regarded sculptors of the 20th Century. |
| She attended the school from the age of six and left in 1920, aged 17. | She attended the school from the age of six and left in 1920, aged 17. |
| Miss McCroben, the school's headmistress at the time, recognised her talent and encouraged her, said Sotheby's. | Miss McCroben, the school's headmistress at the time, recognised her talent and encouraged her, said Sotheby's. |
| She attended Leeds School of Art in the 1920s and opened a studio in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1949. | She attended Leeds School of Art in the 1920s and opened a studio in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1949. |
| The artist and sculptor was made a CBE in the 1958 New Year Honours list and made a Dame in 1965. She died in a fire at her studio in 1975. |