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

Baby Asleep

Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Baby Asleep
bronze with a green patina
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, excluding the base
Conceived circa 1902-4. The present work was cast posthumously in the 1960s at the request of Lady Epstein.
Literature
A. Haskell, The Sculptor Speaks, London, 1931, p. 166, where dated as 1907.
R. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, London, 1942, no. 5, pl. 68, where dated 1907, another cast illustrated.
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p. 19, pl. 10, where dated 1902-4, another cast illustrated.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Jacob Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 119, no. 3, pl. 4, another cast illustrated.

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