Robin Sanderson, London, from whom acquired by the previous owner in 1966, and thence by descent to the present owner

London, Leicester Galleries, Catalogue of a New Year Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Artists, 1st - 24th January 1952, cat. no.134 (another cast);
London, Tate, Epstein, 25th September - 9th November 1952, cat. no.59 (another cast).

Jacob Epstein, Epstein: An Autobiography, Hulton, London, 1955, p.235;
Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, Faber & Faber, London, 1963, p.354, illustrated pl.549 (another cast).
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Phaidon Press, Oxford, 1986, cat. no.445, illustrated pl.38 (another cast).

We are gra🌳teful to Evelyn Silber for her kind assistance with the cataloguꦇing of the present work.

The sculpture appears sound. There is some minor rubbing to some of the protruding edges of the work. There is some light surface dirt and some minor traces of casting residue and oxidisation in places. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. The sculpture is freestanding. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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