Lot Essay
The Countess of Berkeley had suggested that Epstein produce a life-size figure of St. Francis to stand in the garden of her villa overlooking Assisi. Only the head was produced.
St. Francis of Assisi
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
St. Francis of Assisi
bronze with a brown patina
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Conceived in 1942
St. Francis of Assisi
bronze with a brown patina
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Conceived in 1942
Literature
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p.272, pl.415 (another cast illustrated).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.334, p.192 (another cast illustrated).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.334, p.192 (another cast illustrated).