Sale 7998
London
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17 November 2011
Price realised
GBP 33,650
Estimate
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) Maquette for Christ in Majesty signed 'Epstein' (on the back of Christ's robe) lead 25¾ in. (65.4 cm.) high Conceived in 1953.
Provenance
The artist, and by descent.
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Literature
E. Silber, The Scuplture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 217, no. 474, another cast illustrated.
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