Lot Essay
We thank Dr. Evelyn Silber for her contribution in researching this work.
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Property from a Private Chicago Collection
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Nan (The Dreamer)
Details
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Nan (The Dreamer)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.)
Length: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1910
Nan (The Dreamer)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.)
Length: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1910
Provenance
Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles.
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Goldstone, Chicago (acquired from the above, March 1964).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Goldstone, Chicago (acquired from the above, March 1964).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Literature
A. Haskell, The Sculptor Speaks, Jacob Epstein to Arnold Haskell, A series of Conversations on Art, London, 1931, p. 167 (titled The Dreamer (Small recumbent figure)).
J. Epstein, Let There Be Sculpture, London, 1940, p. 56.
R. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, Cleveland, 1942, p. 228, no. 16 (titled The Dreamer (Small reclining figure)).
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, Cleveland, 1963, p. 59, nos. 83 and 86 (another cast illustrated, pp. 58-59).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, with a complete catalogue, London, 1986, p. 129, no. 36 (another cast illustrated).
J. Epstein, Let There Be Sculpture, London, 1940, p. 56.
R. Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, Cleveland, 1942, p. 228, no. 16 (titled The Dreamer (Small reclining figure)).
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, Cleveland, 1963, p. 59, nos. 83 and 86 (another cast illustrated, pp. 58-59).
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, with a complete catalogue, London, 1986, p. 129, no. 36 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
Chicago, Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica, Jewish Artists of the Twentieth Century, October 1975-January 1976, no. 15 (illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
We thank Dr. Evelyn Silber for her contribution in researching this work.
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