Lydia (aka Second Portrait of Lydia)
1931
48.0 x 40.0 cm
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
jacob epstein(1880 – 1959)
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959): American-British sculptor famed for bold realism, controversial public art & expressive portrait busts. A pioneer of modern sculpture.
Lydia, a jazz singer and/or dancer, was working as a waitress at Epstein’s favourite Chinese restaurant in London’s Wardour Street when they met. Epstein made three busts of her between 1929 and 1934: the first, head-and-shoulders portrait in bronze with a green patina (1929-30), in which Lydia has bobbed hair; this second, bronze head-and-shoulders portrait (1931) with short hair; and a third bronze (head only) entitled
作品詳細
- 作品名: Lydia (aka Second Portrait of Lydia)
- 作家: jacob epstein
- 制作年: 1931
- 作品サイズ: 48.0 x 40.0 cm
- 技法: Portrait
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
- 主要な色: Gray
- 彩度: Monochromatic