Lot Essay
Romilly was the second child of Augustus John and Dorelia McNeill, born 1906.
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Romilly John
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Romilly John
bronze with a dark brown patina
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
Conceived in 1907
Romilly John
bronze with a dark brown patina
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
Conceived in 1907
Literature
B. van Dieren, Epstein, 1920, pl. XIV (another cast illustrated).
R. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, New York, 1942, no. 2, pl. 87 (another cast illustrated).
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, pp. 22-23, pls. 16-17 (another cast illustrated).
B.L. Reid, The Man from New York: John Quinn and his friends, New York, 1968, p. 191.
E.P. and B.A. Schinman, Jacob Epstein A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman, New York, 1970, p. 94 (another cast illustrated).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no. 8, p. 120 (another cast illustrated).
R. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, New York, 1942, no. 2, pl. 87 (another cast illustrated).
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, pp. 22-23, pls. 16-17 (another cast illustrated).
B.L. Reid, The Man from New York: John Quinn and his friends, New York, 1968, p. 191.
E.P. and B.A. Schinman, Jacob Epstein A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman, New York, 1970, p. 94 (another cast illustrated).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no. 8, p. 120 (another cast illustrated).
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