Lot 170
  • 170

Sir Jacob Epstein

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Sir Jacob Epstein
  • First Portrait of Kitty (With Curls)
  • Inscribed Epstein
  • Bronze
  • Height: 16 1/2 in.
  • 42 cm
  • Conceived in 1944.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in London by the parents of the present owner
Thence by descent

Literature

Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, London, 1963, pl. 456-458, illustration of another cast pp. 296-298
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no. 356,  illustration of the plaster cast p.195

Condition

Bronze with a golden-brown patina. The cast is in relatively good condition with surface dirt and dust.
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