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Preparation

Dame Barbara Hepworth, 1947

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM), Exeter

Hepworth worked on a series of drawings of surgeons at work inspired by her visits to operating theatres in Exeter and London.

Depicted as a weighty and monumental figure, rendered anonymous by the medical mask, the surgeon contemplates the impending operation, his hands meeting as he mentally prepares them for action.

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Title of artwork, date

Preparation, 1947

Date supported

1994

Medium and material

Oil & pencil on board

Dimensions

36.8 x 26.7 cm

Grant

3181

Total cost

12725

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