Hearth Stones
Artist: Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956)
Location: Pallant House Gallery
Date: 2002
Materials: chalk stone & flint
Dimensions: line of 8 stones 25.5 x 35.5 x 56cm; single stone 60 x 80 x 60cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £2,500 (Total: £7,000)
Vendor: Andy Goldsworthy
Review number: 5289 (2003)
Provenance:
The artist.
Description:
Single large boulder designed to be positioned within a fireplace and series of 8 smaller stones positioned in a seperate line radiating outwards. Made from locally-quarried chalk, the naturally weathered grey outer surface has been 'etched' by the artist using a flint stone to reveal the white chalk beneath. The large boulder has a rectangular design and the smaller stones a white line that flows across them. One of a number of works made as part of a collaboration between the artist and museum. Intended as a riposte to the marble surrounds of the fireplaces in situ and also inspired by Ben Nicholson 'Still Life - Cerulean' in museum's collection.
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