Barbara Hepworth works raise £2.2m for her old school

Wakefield girls’ high school sell two sculptures to private collectors, despite calls for them to remain with the school Two sculptures by Barbara Hepworth have sold for more than £2.2m after being auctioned by her old school despite mounting protests from former pupils.
The works fetched double their asking price when they were sold at Sotheby’s in London by Wakefield girls’ high school, which acquired the works decades ago. Continue reading...