Lot 84
  • 84

Sir Jacob Epstein

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sir Jacob Epstein
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams OM
  • signed
  • bronze
  • height: 41cm.; 16in.
  • Conceived in 1949.

Provenance

Acquired by the family of the present owner prior to 1961, and thence by descent

Exhibited

London, Tate, Epstein, 25th September - 9th November 1952, cat. no.52 (another cast);
London, Roland, Browse & Delbanco, Portraiture: The Dying Art, June 1958, cat. no.41 (another cast);
London, Tate, Epstein, November 1961, cat. no.60 (another cast);
Birmingham, Museum and Art Gallery, Rebel Angel: Sculpture and Watercolours by Sir Jacob Epstein 1880-1959, 16th October - 30th November 1980, cat. no.49 (another cast);
London, Ben Uri Art Gallery, Epstein Centenary 1980, 18th November - 18th December 1980, cat. no.36 (another cast).

Literature

Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein, Sculptor, Faber and Faber, London, 1963, illustrated p.334 (another cast);
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, cat. no.416, illustrated p.99 (another cast).

Condition

Structurally sound. There are some signs of light rubbing to one or two of the protruding elements, including the subject's nose and in parts of his hair. There are some small spots of oxidisation, most apparent to his eyeballs. There are traces of minor surface dirt and matter to the crevices, visible upon very close inspection, but this excepting the work appears in very good overall condition. Mounted on a 12cm. high white-painted wooden plinth. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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