Leon Underwood, (British, 1890-1975)

Jacob and the Angel 52.5cm (20 11/16in) high

Jacob and the Angel
signed, dated and numbered 'Leon U/61 II/VII' (on base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
52.5cm (20 11/16in) high

Provenance
The Artist, and thence by family descent
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
New York, N. M. Acquavella Gallery, Sculpture by Leon Underwood, 16 October-17 November 1962, no. 24 (another cast)
London, Kaplan Gallery, Sculpture by Leon Underwood, 24 April-18 May 1963 no. 13 (another cast)
London, Royal Society of British Artists, RBA Galleries, Exhibition CCXLV, 16 June-8 July 1966 no. 257 (another cast)
Colchester, The Minories, Leon Underwood: A Retrospective Exhibition, 9 August-10 September 1969, no. 72 (another cast)
London, Archer Gallery, Leon Underwood, Michael Aram and Georges Brunon, 30 October-29 November 1969, no. 60 (another cast)

Literature
B. Whitworth, The Sculptures of Leon Underwood, The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2000, p. 112, fig. 93, no. 202, illustrated (another cast)