It’s staying home: UK raises £3.8 million to keep rare Barbara Hepworth sculpture

The UK has raised £3.8 million (approx. €4.4 million) to save a rare sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth for the nation,The Hepworth Wakefield art museum said on Tuesday.

Hepworth’s 1943 ‘Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red’ will enter the UK’s national collection and go on permanent public display at The Hepworth Wakefield, in her West Yorkshire hometown.