63
Sir Jacob Epstein
(British, 1880-1959)
Tiger King (Man of Aran), conceived 1933
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000
Passed
Live Auction
European Art
Location
Chicago
Size
Height: 17 inches.
Description
Sir Jacob Epstein
(British, 1880-1959)
Tiger King (Man of Aran), conceived 1933
bronze
signed Epstein (along lower reverse of neck)
Height: 17 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Signature
signed Epstein (along lower reverse of neck)
Provenance
The present lot was commissioned by the American filmmaker, Robert J. Flaherty. Colman 'Tiger' King was the protagonist in Flaherty's 1934 Irish fictional documentary, Man of Aran. The film depicted life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland and portrays characters living in premodern conditions.Provenance:S. KoehlerAlexander and Sylvian RittmasterSold: Sotheby's, New York, March 18, 1982, Lot 100(possibly) acquired at the above sale by the present ownerLiterature:Robert Black, The Art of Jacob Epstein, New York and Cleveland, 1942, no. 201, p. 240 (another cast illustrated)Richard Buckle, Jacob Epstein: Sculptor, London, 1962, p. 200, pl. 309 (another cast illustrated)E.P. and B.A. Schinman (eds.), Jacob Epstein: A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman, Rutherford, New Jersey, 1970, p. 64 (another cast illustrated)Evelyn Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein with a Complete Catalogue, Oxford, 1986, no. 236, pp. 174-175 (another cast illustrated)