CHATSWORTH SCULPTURES

Chatsworth House and its park are in the Peak District of Derbyshire close to Bakewell. It is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, and has been home to their family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549. The park makes for excellent walking and photography and, in association with Sotheby's since 2006, has hosted an outdoor sculpture exhibition called Beyond Limits, from which most of the photographs below were taken in different years.

Early morning on an autumn day

The pumping house at the top of the cascade in early morning mist

Beyond Limits 2006

Giacomo Manzu - Cardinale Seduto

George Condo - Miles Davis

Dale Chihuli - Sunset Boat

Robert Indiana - Red Outside, Blue Inside

Beyond Limits 2007

François-Xavier Lalanne - Vache Paysage

Marc Quinn - Myth

Ron Arad - Thumbprint

Barbara Hepworth - Three Obliques

Beyond Limits 2008

Jaume Plensa - House of Knowledge

Marc Quinn - Planet

Fernando Botero - Horse

Ken Yasuda - Myomu

Robert Indiana - The American Love

Zaha Hadid - Kloris

Beyond Limits 2009

Igor Mitoraj - Eros Bendato Screpolato

Marc Quinn - Archeology of Desire

Fernando Botero - Dancers

Bernard Venet - 225.5 deg Arc x 5

Beyond Limits 2010

Lynn Chadwick - Ace of Diamonds III

Lynn Chadwick - High Wind IV

Mark Quinn - The Engine of Evolution

Yue Min Jun - Contemporary Terracotta Warriors

Richard Hudson - Eve

Arnaldo Pomodoro - Cubo I, ('front' view)

Arnaldo Pomodoro - Cubo I, ('rear' view)

Beyond Limits 2011

Takashi Murakami - Flower Matango

Lynn Chadwick - Two Watchers V

Yayoi Kusama - Flowers that bloom tomorrow

Nadim Karam - Desert Sand

Damien Hirst - Myth

Damien Hirst - Legend

Ji Yong-Ho - Lion 2

Permanent exhibit

Slate-Grass-Water (my title for this image) 2010. The slate is part of Cornwall Slate Line by Richard Long.

Unfortunatley, though understandably, the sculptures are usually surrounded by chains and "Keep Off" signs. Clone Stamp in Photoshop is a wonderful tool!