Sir Jacob Epstein
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Sir Jacob Epstein
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Published 2019-08-29T10:16:33+00:00
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Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) was the leading modernist sculptor of his day. Born in New York to Polish-Jewish parents, he studied in Paris before moving to London in 1905 and quickly gaining reputation as a brilliant, if controversial, sculptor. The eirhgteen nude figures he created for London's british Medical Association building (1908) shocked Edwardian sensibilities. However, Rock Drill (1913-5) epitomises Vorticist style and is among Epstein's most celebrated works. His later portrait sculpture cemented his reputation and he was knighted in 1954.
This bronze self-portrait is from circa 1912.
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| Date published | 29/08/2019 |
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| Title | Sir Jacob Epstein |
| Date | Circa 1912 |
| Accession | NPG 4126 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Record | https://www.npg.org.uk/ |
| Artist | Jacob Epstein |
| Place | National Portrait Gallery |
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