• 20th Century British & Irish A auction at Christies

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    17 November 2011

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    • Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
    Lot 193

    Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)

    Maquette for Christ in Majesty

    Price realised

    GBP 33,650

    Estimate

    GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000

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    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 and exhibited

    Literature

    E. Silber, The Scuplture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 217, no. 474, another cast illustrated.


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