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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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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

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

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

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