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Lot 191
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Two nude women (Sunita), black chalk, pencil, [c.1920]
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Two nude women (Sunita)
Black chalk, pencil, signed in the lower left corner, image 465 x 545 mm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in), under glass, minor damp-stains and toning to sheet, framed, [circa 1920]
Provenance:
Stern Pissarro Gallery, London
⁂ The drawing depicts a Kashmiri Indian woman named Amina Peerbhoy (and probably her sister too), who was one of Epstein’s most cherished models. Epstein first encountered her at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley in 1924 and quickly bestowed upon her the nickname Sunita.
Description
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Two nude women (Sunita)
Black chalk, pencil, signed in the lower left corner, image 465 x 545 mm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in), under glass, minor damp-stains and toning to sheet, framed, [circa 1920]
Provenance:
Stern Pissarro Gallery, London
⁂ The drawing depicts a Kashmiri Indian woman named Amina Peerbhoy (and probably her sister too), who was one of Epstein’s most cherished models. Epstein first encountered her at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley in 1924 and quickly bestowed upon her the nickname Sunita.
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