λ SIR JACOB EPSTEIN (AMERICAN /BRITISH 1880-1959),... Lot 121

λ SIR JACOB EPSTEIN (AMERICAN /BRITISH 1880-1959), EIGHTH PORTRAIT OF PEGGY JEAN λ SIR JACOB EPSTEIN (AMERICAN /BRITISH 1880-1959)EIGHTH PORTRAIT OF PEGGY JEANBronze with gold patina 26.5cm (10¼in.) High exc. base Conceived in 1921. Literature:A. Haskell, The Sculptor Speaks, Jacob Epstein to Arnold Haskell, A Series of Conversations on Art, 1931, p.179R. D. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, New York and Cleveland, 1942, p. 233, no. 90R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p.425Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, with a complete catalogue, Oxford, 1986, p.148, no. 118, another cast illustrated Peggy Jean, Epstein's daughter, is shown in the present lot at the age of 2 years and 4 months with curly hair. This 'eighth portrait' was part of a series of works that the artist made of his daughter over a number of years.