Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), Sculptor
Sir Jacob Epstein
Sitter associated with 66 portraits
Artist of 14 portraits
The leading modernist sculptor of his day, Epstein was born in New York to Polish-Jewish parents and studied in Paris before moving to London in 1905. He quickly gained a reputation as a brilliant sculptor, creating monuments, portraits and controversial depictions of nudity. His bold work courted controversy and may have cost him an appointment as war artist and a professorship at the Royal College of Art. In spite of criticism, he regularly and successfully exhibited life-size bronzes and portraits at the Leicester Galleries. He received public recognition late in life, being knighted in 1954, and completed large commissions and numerous portraits in his last decade.
by Sir Jacob Epstein
bronze head, 1912
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4126
Hewlett Johnson; Jacob Epstein
by Felix H. Man (Hans Baumann)
bromide print, 1943
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P15
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1955
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P490(28)
by Barratt's Photo Press Ltd.
bromide print, 1900s
NPG x21741
by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132916
by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 24 January 1914
NPG Ax7820
by Paul Ferdinand Anton Laib
bromide print
NPG x16194
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 1 November 1916
NPG x6395
by George Charles Beresford
bromide print, 11 July 1921
NPG x27889
by George Charles Beresford
vintage print, 1924
NPG x6396
Jacob Epstein with 'Primeval Gods'
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 April 1933
NPG x88293
Jacob Epstein with 'Behold The Man'
by Central Press
bromide print, 1935
NPG x36038
by Howard Coster
chlorobromide print, 1940
NPG x2381
Jacob Epstein with a bust of Kathleen, Lady Epstein
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, circa 1948
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x30416
by Geoffrey Ireland
semi-matte bromide print on card mount, 1950s
NPG x32725
by Geoffrey Ireland
vintage gelatin silver print, 1950s
NPG x8495
Jacob Epstein sculpting Elizabeth Keen
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1951
On display at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth, UK in the exhibition 'Ida Kar'
NPG x135169
Sir Jacob Epstein with plaster of 'Social Consciousness'
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951-1953
NPG x136748
William Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136752
William Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136753
William Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136754
William Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x136755
Jacob Epstein sculpting Elizabeth Keen
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136760
Jacob Epstein sculpting Elizabeth Keen
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136761
by Michael Peto
bromide fibre print, 1951
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137297
by Michael Peto
bromide fibre print, 1951
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137298
Sir Jacob Epstein; Judith Lade
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by Unknown photographer, for Keystone Press Agency Ltd
vintage press print, 4 March 1952
NPG x136479
Sir Jacob Epstein; Aileen Mindel ('Minda') Bronfman de Gunzburg, Baroness Gunzburg
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1952
NPG x136763
Jacob Epstein with Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1953
NPG x133292
Jacob Epstein's studio (including sculptures Social Consciousnes and Ecce Homo)
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1953
NPG x134333
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1953
NPG x135200
Sir Jacob Epstein; Kathleen Esther (née Garman), Lady Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1953
NPG x136749
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1953
NPG x136750
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1953
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x136751
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1953
NPG x136756
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1953
NPG x136757
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1953
NPG x125065
Esther Epstein; Jacob Epstein; Beth Lipkin
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 16 February 1954
NPG x36035
Jacob Epstein with his 'Christ in Majesty'
by Geoffrey Ireland
semi-matte bromide print, circa 1955
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x29399
Sir Jacob Epstein; Nancy Rogers
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1955
NPG x136758
by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 24 January 1914
NPG Ax7856
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Related People
Esther Epstein (daughter)
Kathleen Esther (née Garman), Lady Epstein (wife)
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