Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959) Victor signed 'Epstein' (to base of neck) bronze with a dark brown patina 25cm (9 13/16in) high including base; 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high excluding base Conceived in 1949 Footnotes: Exhibited London, The Leicester Galleries, A New Carving, Lazarus, and other recent work by Jacob Epstein and Paintings by Ethelbert White, March 1950, cat.no.11 (another cast) Literature Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, Faber & Faber, London, 1963, p.323, pl.500 (ill.b&w, another cast) Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein with a Complete Catalogue, Phaidon, Oxford, 1986, p.205, cat.no.414, pl.35, (ill.b&w, another cast) The present lot depicts the son of the West African cook who worked for the Epstein's in 1949. 'The sculptor, in modelling the planes of the boy's head, has conveyed both a quality of sturdiness and an air of expectancy' (Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, Faber & Faber, London, 1963, p.323) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing