21st Nov, 2024 9:30
Sir Jacob Epstein K.B.E. (British/American 1880-1959)
The Madonna and Child
marked Epstein verso, 34 cm overall height x 15 cm overall width.
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's, Modern British and Irish Art, South Kensington, 12 December 2014, lot 159.
Private collection, UK.
Literature
R.Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculpture, London, 1963, p.343, pl.534 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Jacob Epstein, Rye Art Gallery, 1965, no.19 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, The Works of Sir Jacob Epstein from the Collection of Mr Edward P. Schinman, New Jersey, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1967, pp.95, 103, (another cast illustrated).
E.Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, pp.208-209, no.437 (another cast illustrated).
Footnote
The full-size lead work can be seen at The Convent of the Holy Child commissioned after the bomb damage to their premises on Cavendish Square, London, was rebuilt. At the time the Mother Superior and nuns thought it appropriate that the sculpture that was commissioned to adorn their redesigned and rebuilt premises should be undertaken by a Catholic artist and initially rejected the proposed work on cost, but the work went ahead funded by a consortium of patrons including Epstein himself. Interestingly the lead used in the finished work and presumably these maquettes is thought to have come from salvaged lead from the roof of the convent that was mostly destroyed by WWII bombing.
For other maquettes of this work sold at auction please see the links below:
Sold for £3,000
Condition Report
Grey/brown patina. Surface dirt. Madonna's halo is slightly loose. Several scratches, mainly visible verso and particularly around the area where the bronze has been hung.
marked Epstein verso, 34 cm overall height x 15 cm overall width.
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's, Modern British and Irish Art, South Kensington, 12 December 2014, lot 159.
Private collection, UK.
Literature
R.Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculpture, London, 1963, p.343, pl.534 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Jacob Epstein, Rye Art Gallery, 1965, no.19 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, The Works of Sir Jacob Epstein from the Collection of Mr Edward P. Schinman, New Jersey, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1967, pp.95, 103, (another cast illustrated).
E.Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, pp.208-209, no.437 (another cast illustrated).
Footnote
The full-size lead work can be seen at The Convent of the Holy Child commissioned after the bomb damage to their premises on Cavendish Square, London, was rebuilt. At the time the Mother Superior and nuns thought it appropriate that the sculpture that was commissioned to adorn their redesigned and rebuilt premises should be undertaken by a Catholic artist and initially rejected the proposed work on cost, but the work went ahead funded by a consortium of patrons including Epstein himself. Interestingly the lead used in the finished work and presumably these maquettes is thought to have come from salvaged lead from the roof of the convent that was mostly destroyed by WWII bombing.
For other maquettes of this work sold at auction please see the links below:
