14 Nov 2012
14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 20025
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 20025
Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959)
Dave
bronze with a red/brown patina
63 cm. (24 3/4 in.) high
Conceived in 1938
bronze with a red/brown patina
63 cm. (24 3/4 in.) high
Conceived in 1938
Estimate:
£18,000 - 25,000
€21,000 - 29,000
US$ 28,000 - 39,000
€21,000 - 29,000
US$ 28,000 - 39,000
Footnotes
- LITERATURE:
Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, Faber and Faber, London, 1963, pl.373, p.242 (another cast ill.b&w)
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, cat.no.296, p.185 (another cast ill.b&w)
Conceived in 1938, Buckle identifies the sitter as a black boxer known simply as 'Dave'.
Please note that this lot is offered with a tall wooden display stand.
Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art
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