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Third Portrait of Oriel Ross
Sculptor: Epstein, Jacob
Bronze, cast, with golden bronze finish. The sitter is shown front view, full face, with her left arm folded across her chest and her left hand resting on the upper part of the right arm.
no. 1 of an edition of 3, with later additional casts known
Given by Mrs Chester Beatty
Height: 66 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Beatty, Chester, Mrs.
20th Century, second quarter#
1930s
George V
Production date:
AD 1931
The sitter, Oriel Ross (1907-1994) was a stage and screen actor who made her debut aged 16. By the time she appeared in Diaghilev’s 'Ballet Ode' (1928), Epstein had already made two portraits of her. The first incorporated the upper part of her torso, the second, only her head. The present bust was conceived in 1931, following the 24-year-old’s return to London from Broadway, and includes her left arm folded across her body. Like many sculptors before him, Epstein grappled with the length of torso to include in his portraits, and how the arms should be shown (if included at all).
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast, with golden brown finish
Accession number: M.6-1948
Primary reference Number: 12414
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_6_1948
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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