£5,000 - £7,000
Sir Jacob Epstein KBE (1880-1959) - The Honourable Wynne Godley, bronze, on Hopton Wood stone plinth, 58cm h
Provenance: Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham, whence purchased by the late owner in 2011
Literature: Buckle (R) Jacob Epstein Sculptor, London 1963, p.383, pls. 608 & 649
Schinman (E and B A, editors) Jacob Epstein A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P Schinman, New Jersey 1970, illus. p.55
Silver (C) The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford 1986, p.223 no.501
Epstein's bronze of the "impossibly handsome" head of Wynne Godley was conceived in 1956 and cast in edition of six. The second son of Hugh John Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken, Wynne Godley (1926-2010) married in 1955 Kitty Epstein, the sculptor's daughter. Godley's head was the model for Epstein's 'St Michael & The Devil' 1956, the monumental relief for Coventry cathedral. Wynne Godley was a distinguished economist and a gifted musician.
Good condition including base
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