Lot 95
  • 95

SIR JACOB EPSTEIN | Tiger King (Man of Aran)

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Epstein, Jacob
  • Tiger King (Man of Aran)
  • bronze
  • height (excluding base): 43.5cm.; 17¼in.
  • Conceived in 1933.

Provenance

Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited

London, Leicester Galleries, Carving and Bronzes by Jacob Epstein, 1935, cat. no.14, illustrated (another cast).

Literature

Robert Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, World Publishing Company, New York and Cleveland, 1942,  p.240, cat. no.201 (another cast);
Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, Faber & Faber, London, 1962, p.200, illustrated pl.309 (another cast);
E.P. and B.A. Schinman (eds), Jacob Epstein: A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman, Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 1970, p.64, illustrated (another cast);
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein with a Complete Catalogue, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, cat. no.236, illustrated p.174 (another cast).

Condition

The sculpture appears sound. The surface is uneven and pitted in places. There is surface dirt and matter and casting residue to creviced areas in places. There is some minor oxidisation in a few places. This excepting, the work appears in very good overall condition. The work is screwed to a stone base. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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