Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2459Location: BostonDate / Time: May 15, 2009 4:00PM
Description:
Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959)
W. Somerset Maugham, CH, 1951
Signed "Epstein" in the cast on the reverse.
Bronze with green patina, 15 1/2 x 10 x 9 in. (38.1 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm),mounted to a stone plinth.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Literature: Epstein, Edinburgh Festival Society Memorial Exhibition: Waverley Market, August 19-September 18, 1963 (exh. cat.),no. 204.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
Surface dust, screw mounted to base, no additional condition issues to report.