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Head of Augustus John (1878-1961)
Artist: EPSTEIN, Jacob (1880 - 1959)
Shortly after his arrival in London from Paris in 1905, Epstein became acquainted with the sitter. John executed two portrait etchings of the sculptor in 1907. Epstein recalled: 'John's head had plenty of dignity but there was much more to it than that, and I wanted to capture a certain wildness, an untamed quality that is the essence of the man'.
Image: © the artist's estate/Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 144
Creation/Production
EPSTEIN, Jacob
Role: Creation
Date: 1916
Acquisition
Gift, 1939
Given by Rt. Hon Viscount Tregdegar
Measurements
Height: 34.9cm
Width: 26.0cm
Depth: 26.4cm
Techniques
bronze
Techniques (sculpture)
Fine Art - sculpture
Material
bronze
Location
Gallery 15
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