Sir Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein
1880 - 1959
Sir Jacob Epstein is best known as one of the leading figurative sculptors of the twentieth century, whose pioneer work in this medium cleared the way for artists such as Henry Moore. Epstein was born in New York and moved to Europe in 1902. After studying at the École de Beaux-arts and the Académie Julian in Paris, he moved to London in 1905 (he became a British citizen in 1907), and he lived and worked there for the remainder of his life.
After meeting Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi and Amedeo Modigliani in Paris during 1912 and 1913, Epstein returned to London, where he immediately became a founding member of the London Group, whose goal was to promote modern art in England.
He used various materials, including bronze and stone, to create realistic busts of well-known individuals and abstracted portrait carvings that were clearly inspired by more progressive and provocative non–Western influences. He often looked to the cultures of Egypt, Archaic Greece, China, Africa and Oceania for inspiration. Epstein produced public sculptures in London and the United States, and he was given a retrospective at the Tate museum in London in 1953.
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Marchesa Casati by Sir Jacob Epstein sold for $28,125
Sir Jacob Epstein
Marchesa Casati
11 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 10 in, 29.2 x 34.9 x 25.4 cm
circa 1918
bronze sculpture
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $28,125 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2017 - 1st Session on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (Head) by Sir Jacob Epstein sold for $25,000
Sir Jacob Epstein
Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (Head)
16 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in, 41.9 x 22.2 x 29.8 cm
1934
bronze sculpture
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $25,000 CDN (premium included)
International Art on Thursday, April 27, 2023
Nan Seated by Sir Jacob Epstein sold for $20,000
Sir Jacob Epstein
Nan Seated
19 1/2 x 6 x 13 in, 49.5 x 15.2 x 33 cm
1911
bronze sculpture
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CDN
Sold for: $20,000 CDN (premium included)
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Girl from Baku by Sir Jacob Epstein sold for $8,125
Sir Jacob Epstein
Girl from Baku
22 x 16 1/4 x 11 in, 55.9 x 41.3 x 27.9 cm
1944
bronze sculpture with green patina
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,125 CDN (premium included)
International Art on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Elsa Lanchester by Sir Jacob Epstein sold for $5,000
Sir Jacob Epstein
Elsa Lanchester
15 1/2 x 12 x 13 in, 39.4 x 30.5 x 33 cm
bronze sculpture
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,000 CDN (premium included)
Historical International Art on Thursday, October 26, 2017