Lot Essay
Ras Tafari, the Lion of Judah (1892-1975) was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-74.
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Study for Emperor Haile Selassie
bronze with a brown patina
13¾in. (35cm.) high
Conceived in 1936
Study for Emperor Haile Selassie
bronze with a brown patina
13¾in. (35cm.) high
Conceived in 1936
Provenance
Lady Epstein, from whom acquired by the present owner
Literature
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p.226, pl.346 (another cast illustrated)
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.269, p.181 (illustrated)
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no.269, p.181 (illustrated)