Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)

The Honorable Wynne Godley

Details

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
The Honorable Wynne Godley
bronze with a green patina
18 in. (45.7 cm.), high
Conceived in 1956.

Literature

R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p. 383, pls. 608 & 649, p. 55, another cast illustrated.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 223, no. 501, another cast illustrated.

Exhibited

Fairmount, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1962, catalogue not traced.

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot will be sold under the Auctioneer's Margin Scheme, and VAT will not be payable at 5 on the hammer price as stated in the catalogue.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

The Honorable Wynne Godley was the younger son of the Third Lord Kilbracken, second husband of Kitty and the model for the head of St. Michael in St. Michael and the Devil, Coventry Cathedral (see E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 223, no. 503).

More from 20th Century British Art

View All