White roses

细节

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
White roses
signed 'Epstein.' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.8 cm.)

来源

Purchased by the present owner in February 1951.

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

Epstein had held an exhibition of his flower watercolours at Tooths, London, in 1933, and at the Redfern Gallery, London, in 1933 and 1935. The success of these exhibitions led Tooths to suggest Epstein painted more flower studies, and the artist threw himself into these, 'I lived and painted flowers. My rooms were piled with flowers, and this was a wonderful and colourful period' (see J. Epstein, Let There Be Sculpture, London, 1940, p. 145).