Lot Essay
Piccaninny was the daughter of Marie Tracey who also modelled for the artist on a number of occasions
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Piccaninny
signed on the neck Epstein, bronze with a green patina
10in. (25cm.) high excluding black stone base
Conceived in 1940; casting date unknown
Piccaninny
signed on the neck Epstein, bronze with a green patina
10in. (25cm.) high excluding black stone base
Conceived in 1940; casting date unknown
Provenance
Mrs David Bowen, by whom purchased at the 1962 exhibition
Literature
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p.254, pl.390 (another cast illustrated)
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.310, p.188 (another cast illustrated)
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.310, p.188 (another cast illustrated)
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, New Year Exhibition, Jan. 1962, no.124