Property News · September 20, 2016

A sculptor’s space: inside the home of Helaine Blumenfeld


Dotted with abstract marble forms, Helaine Blumenfeld’s grand Cambridge home is full of surprisesHelaine Blumenfeld’s house is well disguised. It lies behind a high stone wall in the centre of Grantchester, the little village outside Cambridge that has long been a favourite with students on a pre-pub stroll. Visitors enter through a little gate into a sprawling, slightly overgrown garden that surrounds the whole house. Blumenfeld’s sculptures stand in leafy corners. On a hot August day it feels as if an ancient temple is being disturbed.Blumenfeld is one of the most respected sculptors of her generation, regarded by some as the heir to Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Her marbles and bronzes are more abstracted than those of her artistic forebears, and they stand in prominent locations around the UK. A new exhibition will see a large piece unveiled in Canary Wharf, London, later this month. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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