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Sir Jacob Epstein
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Jacob Epstein
- Sir Winston Churchill
- signed
- bronze
- height (not including base): 30cm.; 12in.
- Conceived in 1946.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist by the previous owner, 12th July 1956, and thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, Landscapes by Ethelbert White and New Sculpture by Jacob Epstein, February - March 1947, cat. no.40 (another cast);
London, Leicester Galleries, Fifty Years of Bronzes and Drawings by Sir Jacob Epstein, June - July 1960, cat. no.43 (another cast);
London, The Arts Council, Epstein Memorial Exhibition, 1961, cat. no.53 (another cast);
Rutherford, Fairleight Dickinson University, The Works of Sir Jacob Epstein From the Collection of Mr Edward P.Schinman, 1967, un-numbered exhibition, illustrated (another cast).
London, Leicester Galleries, Fifty Years of Bronzes and Drawings by Sir Jacob Epstein, June - July 1960, cat. no.43 (another cast);
London, The Arts Council, Epstein Memorial Exhibition, 1961, cat. no.53 (another cast);
Rutherford, Fairleight Dickinson University, The Works of Sir Jacob Epstein From the Collection of Mr Edward P.Schinman, 1967, un-numbered exhibition, illustrated (another cast).
Literature
Jacob Epstein, Epstein: An Autobiography, Hulton, London, 1955, illustrated p.230 (another cast);
Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein, Sculptor, Faber and Faber, London, 1963, p.302, illustrated pls.463 and 464 (another cast);
E.P. Schinman and B.A. Schinman (eds), Jacob Epstein, A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman, Farleight Dickinson University Press, 1970, illustrated p.52 (another cast);
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, cat. no.371, illustrated p.198 (another cast).
Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein, Sculptor, Faber and Faber, London, 1963, p.302, illustrated pls.463 and 464 (another cast);
E.P. Schinman and B.A. Schinman (eds), Jacob Epstein, A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman, Farleight Dickinson University Press, 1970, illustrated p.52 (another cast);
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, cat. no.371, illustrated p.198 (another cast).
Condition
Structurally sound.
There is very minor surface dirt and dust to the crevices, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition.
Housed on a 9cm. high black stone base.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Commissioned by the War Artist's Advisory Committee and executed in November 1946. Churchill gave Epstein six sittings for this portrait, usually dictating to secretaries whilst doing so, the last three of which were carried out at Chartwell.