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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Hannah Roberts

Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture worth £3.5 million at risk of leaving UK

A sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

A sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth worth £3.5 million has been given a temporary export bar to prevent it from leaving the UK.

Sculpture With Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue And Red, created in the 1940s, was auctioned by Christie’s, in March, for millions of pounds.

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