Lot Essay
Marie Tracey was also a model for Epstein's nude studies. Her daughter sat for the child's head, Piccaninny.
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Marie Tracey, head and shoulders
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Marie Tracey, head and shoulders
signed 'Epstein' (at the back of the neck)
bronze
16 in. (41.6 cm.) high
Conceived in 1938
Marie Tracey, head and shoulders
signed 'Epstein' (at the back of the neck)
bronze
16 in. (41.6 cm.) high
Conceived in 1938
Literature
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p. 238.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no. 297.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no. 297.
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