Sir Jacob Epstein, (British, 1880-1959)

Study for Emperor Haile Selassie 30cm (11 13/16in) high (excluding base)

Study for Emperor Haile Selassie
signed 'Epstein' (to base of neck)
bronze with a gold-brown patina
30cm (11 13/16in) high (excluding base)
Conceived in 1936

Provenance
Acquired by the family of the present owner circa the 1940s, and thence by descent
Private Collection, U.K.

Literature
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, Faber & Faber, London, 1963, pl. 346, illustrated on p. 226 (clay version)
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Jacob Epstein with a Complete Catalogue, Phaidon Press Limited, Oxford, 1986, no. 269, illustrated on p. 181 (another cast)