Charity hopes to raise nearly £3m to keep Barbara Hepworth sculpture in UK

New owner wants to take Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red), created in Cornwall in second world war, overseas

A fundraising drive with a target of almost 3m is under way to prevent a Barbara Hepworth masterpiece from being sold to a private buyer and taken out of the UK.

Art Fund, the charity that secures art for public collections while providing financial support for museums and the Hepworth Wakefield, is trying to secure the funds in order to keep Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red) in the UK.