Hearth Stones
Andy Goldsworthy
- Art Funded
- 2003
- Dimensions
- Line of 8 stones 25.5 x 35.5 x 56 cm; single stone 60 x 80 x 60 cm
- Vendor
- Andy Goldsworthy
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.
Provenance
The artist.