Lot Essay
Epstein was commissioned by the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) to sculpt this portrait and began work in February 1949.
Portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.
signed 'Epstein' (on the back)
bronze with dark green patina
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high excluding black marble base
Conceived and cast in 1949
Portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.
signed 'Epstein' (on the back)
bronze with dark green patina
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high excluding black marble base
Conceived and cast in 1949
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London.
Literature
J. Epstein, An Autobiography, London, 1955, p.234 (another cast illustrated).
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, pp.334-35, pls.519-20 (another cast illustrated).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.416, pl.36 (another cast illustrated).
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, pp.334-35, pls.519-20 (another cast illustrated).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.416, pl.36 (another cast illustrated).