© Estate of Jacob Epstein/Tate, London 2006
Head and shoulder sculpture of Jacob Kramer (1892-1962), a painter from Leeds. Epstein wrote about him as 'a model he seemed to be on fire...Energy seemed to leap into his hair as he sat, and sometimes he would be shaken by queer tremblings like ague'. (R. Buckle's 'Epstein - Edinburgh Festival Society Memorial Exhibition; Edinburgh, 1961 )
More information
Title of artwork, date
Jacob Kramer, 1921
Date supported
2003
Medium and material
Bronze with brown patina
Dimensions
Height: 64 cm
Grant
3226
Total cost
11750
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