Sir Jacob Epstein Paintings

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) Little Monk Wood Signed Watercolour and touches of gouache 22 x 17 inches Please note, for international buyers, the glass will be removed to avoid any...

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) Near Baldwyns Hill Signed Watercolour and touches of gouache 22 x 17 inches ​ Exhibited: No. 4, as title, from the Epping Forest Series at Arthur Tooth and Sons, 1933 Provenance: Bought from the above exhibition by Commander G.L.Lowis and by direct descent to the current vendor. A very fine example from Epstein's Epping Forest series which was exhibited to great acclaim at Arthur Tooth and Sons Galleries in 1933. In good original condition having been bought directly from the exhibition by the vendor's grandfather, Commander Geoffrey Lowis who after his naval service went on to write Fabulous Admirals and Some Naval Fragments. ​ A similar example from the series can be found in the Tate Gallery, with the following description, ​ ‘In technique, the Epping Forest series show an affinity with the plein air painting of the French and British Impressionists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Working with watercolour and gouache..... Epstein could work speedily to capture the fleeting effects of nature; carrying his paints and brushes into the Forest, he would pin a sheet of paper to his board, using a chair...