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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Kettle’s Yard will be closed Wednesday 24 – Monday 29 December inclusive and Thursday 1 January. We will be open Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December.

Please note that the Kettle’s Yard house will be closed between 5 – 9 January 2026 inclusive for essential maintenance.

Sculpture

Garden Ornament, 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Carved plaster
343 x 278 x 283 mm
[HGB 15 b]
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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