Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959, British/american) - Sep 20, 2022 | John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. In Ca
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Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959, British/American)

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Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959, British/American)
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959, British/American)
Item Details
Description
Semi-nude woman on a chaise lounge
Charcoal and graphite on cream-colored paper partially mounted to board
Signed in pencil near the center of the lower edge: Epstein
17.25" H x 22." W

Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina

Literature: Robert Black, "The Art of Jacob Epstein" (New York: The World Publishing Company, 1942), plate 143.

Notes: We have a copy of the referenced book sent to us by the client. The work is illustrated in Black's "The Art of Jacob Epstein" with the title "Negress Turning."
Condition
Good condition. Slight surface smudging commensurate with the choice of art mediums. Scattered flattened and unobtrusive vertical creases visible mostly in raking light. A few very pale foxmarks in the right half of the sheet. As previously mentioned, the sheet is partially mounted to board along the verso of all but the lower sheet edge.

Overall with board: 17.5" H x 22.25" W
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Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959, British/American)

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
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Starting Price $1,100
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Roland Rynkiewicz
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