Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)

Morna (Stewart)

Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Morna (Stewart)
bronze with a light green patina
24 in. (60.9 cm.), high
Conceived in 1935.
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner's husband and by descent.
Literature
R. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, New York and Cleveland, 1942, p. 241, no. 220, another cast illustrated.
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p. 224, pl. 345, another cast illustrated.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 180, no. 264, another cast illustrated.

Lot Essay

Morna Stewart was a playwright her play Traitor's Gate (1938) was produced at the Duke of York's Theatre.

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