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A half naked figure, lying on her side

Maker

(artist)
1880-1959

Title

A half naked figure, lying on her side

Date of Production

1928

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 44.8 cm
Width: 55.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1935.SC.14

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1935

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

© The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

erotica

person of colour

Provenance

exhibited by the artist at Godfrey Phillips (London) October - November 1928; purchased there by Samuel Courtauld (1876-1947), January 1929; Courtauld Gift 1935

Exhibition History

The Artist's Model - From Etty to Spencer, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 16/10/1999-12/12/1999

The Artist's Model - From Etty to Spencer, Kenwood House, London, 22/07/1999-26/09/1999

The Artist's Model - From Etty to Spencer, York City Art Gallery, York, 29/05/1999-11/07/1999 ...More

Drawings from the Courtauld, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull; Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery, 1977-79

Watercolours, drawings and engravings from the Courtauld Collection (no catalogue), Nottingham University, 1969

Drawings and Engravings from the Courtauld Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, December 1959-April 1960

Drawings by Epstein, Godfrey Phillips, London, 1928 (Oct.-Nov.) ...Less

Literature

The artist's model from Etty to Spencer, York City Art Gallery; Kenwood, London; Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 1999
no. 81
illus. p. 100

Drawings from the Courtauld, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull; Ports, 1977-79
cat. no. 10

Cooper, Douglas, The Courtauld Collection, London 1954
no. 164
as 'Recumbent Negress' ...More

Black, Robert, The art of Jacob Epstein, Cleveland, Ohio 1942
no. 154

Wellington, Hubert, Epstein: seventy-five drawings, London 1929
no. 59 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, signed: “Epstein”; lower left corner, graphite: “(164) / 14.35”. Verso: lower right corner, graphite: “S/L/”.

Collector's mark: none.

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