Sir Jacob Epstein - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Sotheby's & Co., London, July 22, 1964, lot 58
    O'Hana Gallery, London (acquired at the above sale)
    Hugh French, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1964)
    Thence by descent to the present owner

  • Literature

    Jacob Epstein, Epstein: An Autobiography, London, 1955, pp. x, 230, 231 (another example illustrated, p. 231)
    Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, London, 1963, pl. 463–464, pp. 302–303 (another example illustrated)
    Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, no. 371, pp. 55, 116, 198 (another example illustrated, p. 198)
    Jonathan Black, Winston Churchill in British Art, 1900 to the Present Day: The Titan with Many Faces, London, 2017, p. 129 (another example illustrated)

253

Sir Winston Churchill

bronze with greenish patina
sculpture 12 x 7 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 18.1 x 24.1 cm)
base 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.8 x 18.4 x 15.9 cm)
overall 16 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (41.3 x 19.7 x 25.7 cm)

Conceived in 1946, this work is from an edition of 10 plus one post-humous cast.

Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000 

Sold for $95,250

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 16 May 2023