Lot Essay
Epstein was commissioned by the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) to sculpt this portrait and began work in February 1949.
Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.
signed 'Epstein' (on the reverse)
bronze with a green patina
15½ in. (39.4 cm.) high excluding base
Conceived in 1949
Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.
signed 'Epstein' (on the reverse)
bronze with a green patina
15½ in. (39.4 cm.) high excluding base
Conceived in 1949
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, p.206 (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, p.206 (another cast illustrated).