Lot Essay
This piece was commissioned by the film actor, James Mason of his daughter, Portland. A full head and shoulders version was also modelled.
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Portland Mason
Details
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Portland Mason
bronze with a light brown patina
9¾ (24.7 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1952.
Portland Mason
bronze with a light brown patina
9¾ (24.7 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1952.
Literature
R. Buckle, Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London, 1963, p. 355.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 215, no. 459.
E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 215, no. 459.
Special notice
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