(Dan Tri) - A sculpture by famous British artist Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) has been lost for nearly 50 years. Recently, the work was found in a school.
Recently, the sculpture Single Form by British sculptor Barbara Hepworth was found in the office of the headmaster of Bryanston School. The school is located in Dorset, England.
Bryanston School has a 97-year history and offers classes from kindergarten through to high school. The unexpected discovery of the valuable sculpture on the school grounds is welcome news for the school’s board of directors, who have been facing some financial difficulties.
Sculptures by artist Barbara Hepworth can fetch prices of up to hundreds of thousands of pounds, equivalent to billions of dong.
The sculpture "Single Form" was created by famous British sculptor Barbara Hepworth (Photo: Daily Mail).
According to Bryanston School, the proceeds from the auction will create additional funding for scholarships and artistic development programs for students at the school.
Bryanston School was once the place where a number of famous British artists studied, such as painter Lucian Freud and designer Terence Conran.
In 1963, the sculpture Single Form was donated by artist Hepworth to a charity auction to help disadvantaged children.
The buyer of the sculpture was a former headmaster of Bryanston School. When the headmaster left the school in 1975, he left the statue as a gift to the school.
Since then, the work gradually sank into oblivion, no one knew any more information about the statue. It was only recently that full information about the work was accidentally rediscovered by school staff.
Bryanston School has a 97-year history and offers education from kindergarten to high school (Photo: Daily Mail).
Mr. Richard Jones - the school's current principal - said the board of directors was faced with a difficult decision.
“We don't want to sell this precious work, but we also want to make the most positive impact on our students.
When the work is auctioned off in April, we will ensure that the proceeds will always be used to best support the students of the school," said Mr Jones.
In fact, the school is facing some financial difficulties and is planning to cut funding for scholarships and some training programs to develop artistic talents for students in the school.
The unexpected discovery of this valuable work will help the school reduce financial difficulties in the immediate future.
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