The Hepworth Wakefield: Yorkshire's major new art gallery

VII Collections of national significance
‘We look forward to developing the natural synergies between The Hepworth
Wakefield and the Arts Council Collection’s strong holdings of mid-20th Century
sculpture. The arrival of The Hepworth as a dynamic new partner in Yorkshire
further strengthens existing networks dedicated to the study and exhibition of
sculpture and completes a triangle between the Henry Moore Institute and Leeds
Art Gallery, the Arts Council Collection and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.’
— Caroline Douglas, Head of Arts Council Collection
Alongside the group of works by Barbara Hepworth, The Hepworth Wakefield will
show its outstanding fine art collection in full for the first time, spanning the 16th
Century to the present day.
The gallery’s collection of Modern British art is one of the finest outside of London
and has earned national and international recognition. As well as key works by
Hepworth, some of the leading artists of the period are represented including Walter
Sickert, Duncan Grant, David Bomberg, Ivon Hitchens, John Piper, Ben Nicholson,
Patrick Heron, Lucie Rie, Anthony Caro, David Hockney and Bridget Riley. Pride of
place is given to key pieces by Henry Moore, who studied with Hepworth at Leeds
College of Art and, like Hepworth, was born in the Wakefield district. The Hepworth
Wakefield will show Moore’s Reclining Figure carved in Elmwood (1936) in a setting
befitting its exceptional significance as one of the most recognisable artworks of the
20th Century.