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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that the Garden Kitchen café at Kettle’s Yard will be closed from Tuesday 21 – Friday 24 April inclusive for essential maintenance.

Kettle’s Yard house will close at 3.30pm on Friday 24 April with last entry to the house at 2.30pm. Please note the shop at Kettle’s Yard will remain open as usual to 5pm.

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Sculpture

Door-Knocker, 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Carved brass
178 x 85 x 10 mm
HGB 11
On display

About the artist

Born 1891 – Died 1915

Henri Gaudier was born in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, near Orléans, in France. He first came to Britain in 1908.

Read the full biography

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Sculpture

Door-Knocker, 1914 (posthumous cast, 1960s?)

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Drawing

Design for 'Door-Knocker', c. 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

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