Head of Joan Greenwood as a Child

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Title/s

Head of Joan Greenwood as a Child

Maker/s

Epstein, Jacob (sculptor) [ULAN info: British artist, 1880-1959]

Category

sculpture

Name

head

Description

Bronze, cast, with gold patina.

Production Notes

Lady Epstein, in a letter dated Sep. 4th 1970 addressed to Miss Pleister, stated that this was 'the 8th of an edition of ten. After the sculptor's death the original plaster cast was one of many donated by me to the Museum of Israel in Jerusalem.' See also a letter dated March 29th (no year) from Jacob Epstein to Miss Pleister, concerning the delivery of a bronze and mentioning 'Joan'.

Production Place

England (country)

Technique Description

bronze, cast, with gold patina

Dimensions

height: (whole): 43.5 cm
height: (base): 8.1 cm

Period

1930s
2nd quarter 20th century
George V

Date

1930

Provenance

bequeathed: Pleister, E.M. Julia, Miss 1982 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection)

Purchased from the sculptor's studio in 1948

Zoe Hadwin Bequest

Documentation

1. Buckle, Richard (1963) Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London: Faber [page: p. 172]
   [comments: Publ. no. 260. Joan Greenwood was a friend of Epstein's daughter Peggy Jean (b. 1918) when both were children.]
2. Silber, Evelyn (1986) The Sculpture of Epstein: with a complete catalogue, Oxford: Phaidon Press [page: p. 168]
   [comments: Publ. p. 168, no. 203 (2)]
3. Christie's (1998) Twentieth Century British Art, 12th June 1998, London?12th June 1998)
   [comments: Cf. A second portrait of Joan Greenwood at an older age, conceived in 1948, lot 94. Estimate £2,500-3,500. The text states that he first modelled her head in 1931 (not 1930).]

Other Notes

Accession Number

M.35-1982 (Applied Arts)
(Reference Number: 13419; Input Date: 2000-09-29 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)