Sir Jacob Epstein, 1880-1959

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Description

Sir Jacob Epstein
head of ronald duncan
incised with signature on the neck
bronze on marble base
height (excluding base) 25.5cm.; 10in.

Literature

R.Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London 1963, p.306, illustration of another cast

Catalogue Note

Epstein modelled Ronald Duncan, the poet and playright, in 1946. The bronze was cast in an edition of 6 and one version was exhibited at the Leicester Galleries in 1947.