Public art & sculpture · East of England
Contrapuntal Forms
In or near Gilston.
Contrapuntal Forms in England East, United Kingdom.
Peter Stack — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Harlow Town · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Contrapuntal Forms, you can take a train to Harlow Town station, which is 1.2 km away. The postcode is CM20 2PA, and entry is free.
About
Contrapuntal Forms is a public sculpture in England East, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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Official information
Contrapuntal Forms is a stone sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, created for the Festival of Britain in 1950-51. The sculpture features two semi-abstracted standing figures and is located in Harlow, Essex, where it was first presented by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1953.
From the Wikipedia article
Contrapuntal Forms (BH 165) is a stone sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, one of her first public commissions, made in 1950–51 for the Festival of Britain and installed outside the Dome of Discovery on South Bank, London. It was one of two Hepworth commissions for the festival: the other was an abstract rotating sculpture, Turning Forms (BH 166). The work stands 120" (3.04m) high and is carved from blue limestone from County Galway, Ireland. It depicts two semi-abstracted standing figures. The sculpture was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain who presented it to the new town of Harlow in Essex in 1953. It was the first artwork acquired (though not the first commissioned) by the Harlow Art Trust, and it is still sited at Glebelands in Harlow. The sculpture was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in April 1998.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.7791, 0.1124
- County
- Essex
- District
- Harlow
- Parish
- Harlow, unparished area
- Postcode
- CM20 2PA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harlow
- Nearest railway station
- Harlow Town — 1.2 km
- Official site
- en.wikipedia.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q26282978 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Contrapuntal Forms (Hepworth) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Contrapuntal Forms?
- Contrapuntal Forms is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CM20 2PA), in the parish of Harlow, unparished area.
- What is Contrapuntal Forms?
- Contrapuntal Forms in England East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Contrapuntal Forms?
- The nearest railway station is Harlow Town, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CM20 2PA.
- Is Contrapuntal Forms free to visit?
- Yes, Contrapuntal Forms is free to enter.
- How do I get to Contrapuntal Forms?
- The nearest railway station is Harlow Town, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CM20 2PA.