Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959)Nude Study
numbered '3' (to sole of left foot)
bronze with a brown patina
63cm (24 13/16in) long注脚Provenance
Sale; Christie's, London, 7 March 1986, lot 285 (as Stretching woman, nude)
Yonty Solomon, by whom bequeathed to the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.

Literature
Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein with a Complete Catalogue, Phaidon Press Limited, Oxford, 1986, cat.no.352 (ill.b&w p.195)

Jonathan "Yonty" Solomon (1937–2008) was a noted concert pianist who played as a soloist with many of the world's most important symphony orchestras. He was appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Music, professor at Trinity College of Music and undertook several advisory roles for film including coaching Hugh Grant for his role as Chopin in Impromptu (1991). He assembled a significant collection of modern art, including lots 12, 15, 17 and 91.