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A watercolour of the same subject was exhibited in London, Tate Gallery, Epstein Memorial Exhibition, November - December 1961, no.119, dated to 1932
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Provenance
A F Thompson
Mr and Mrs N J Ebsworth
Mr and Mrs N J Ebsworth
Literature
'The actual gestures and formal arrangement of figures recalls the coronation scenes of emperors and Old Testament kings in medieval manuscript illumination, but it is more likely that Epstein took his inspiration from the art of Egypt and the ancient Near East' (see
E. Silber, Rebel Angel; Sculpture and Watercolours by Sir Jacob Epstein 1880-1959, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, 1980, p.35)
E. Silber, Rebel Angel; Sculpture and Watercolours by Sir Jacob Epstein 1880-1959, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, 1980, p.35)
Exhibited
Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery, Rebel Angel; Sculpture and Watercolours by Sir Jacob Epstein 1880-1959, October - November 1980, no.34