Hepworth and Nicholson: The Hampstead Studio Photographs

The Courtauld Gallery, Strand, WC2R 0RN, London

June 6, 2026 – October 4, 2026

Step behind the scenes of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson’s London Studio in this focussed display at The Courtauld Gallery. Coinciding with the major exhibition The Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen Exhibition: Hepworth in Colour, this display brings together a remarkable group of photographs of Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) and Ben Nicholson’s (1894–1982) shared London studio at 7 The Mall, Hampstead, taken in the early 1930s by the fine art photographer Paul Laib (1869–1958). The photographs, which are held in the Courtauld’s collection, are among the most evocative and iconic studio images taken in Britain during the 20th century. This display will offer a captivating insight into Hepworth and Nicholson’s London studio environment, which they occupied until moving to Cornwall in 1939, and which was the setting for a period of intense collaboration and experimentation for the two artists.