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Sir Jacob Epstein KBE (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American-British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1910.
Jacob Epstein 1880-1959. Jacob Epstein made his name as a sculptor of monuments and portraits, and as an occasional painter and illustrator. In his lifetime he championed many of the concepts central to modernist sculpture, including 'truth to material', direct carving, and inspiration from so-called primitive art, all of which became central ...
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Sir Jacob Epstein (born Nov. 10, 1880, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 21, 1959, London, Eng.) was one of the leading portrait sculptors of the 20th century, whose work, though seldom innovative, was widely heralded for its perceptive depiction of the sitter’s character and its modeling technique.
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British Sculptor. Born: November 10, 1880 - New York City, New York. Died: August 19, 1959 - London England. Movements and Styles: Modern Sculpture. , Direct Carving. , Degenerate Art. "Intellectually it [sculpture] requires a far greater effort of concentration to visualize a work in the round.
- British
- November 10, 1880
- New York City, New York
- August 19, 1959
Genre - 12 artworks. Jacob Epstein lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of American-British Expressionism and Vorticism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American-British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1910.
Jacob Epstein (1880–1959) Tate. (b New York, 10 Nov. 1880; d London, 19 Aug. 1959). American-born sculptor (and occasional painter and illustrator) who settled in England in 1905 and became a British citizen in 1910.
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