Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959) The Wave 29 cm. (11 1/2 in.) long
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Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959)
The Wave
bronze with a green patina
29 cm. (11 1/2 in.) long
Conceived in 1956
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100

Footnotes

  • LITERATURE:
    Richrad Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, Faber and Faber, London, 1963, pl.603, p.380 (another cast ill.b&w)
    Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, cat.no. 492, p.222 (another cast ill.b&w)

    Cast posthumously by his wife, after a series of sketches made by Epstein in 1956 that also include The Muse (see lot 135) and Young Bacchus.

Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art

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