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SIR JACOB EPSTEIN (1880-1959), BRITISH DEIDRE IN A SLIP, CIRCA 1945 Bronze with green patination; raised on an ebonized wood base. Second casting. Together with a copy of the original gallery receipt, a copy of the photo certificate from Lady Kathleen Epstein dated 23 January 1961 certifying the bust as a genuine Sir Jacob Epstein about 1945, as "a second casting" and with three copies of typed letters from the Continental Gallery to Kathleen Epstein dated 11 December, 1959; 22 February, 1960 and 18 May, 1960.21.5" x 16.5" - 54.6 x 41.9 cm.Provenance:The artist's estate;Lady Kathleen Epstein, London, his sole beneficiary; Continental Galleries of Fine Art, Montreal, inventory number CO240 received from Lady Epstein circa 11 December, 1959; From whom purchased by J.S. Connolly, Esq., Ottawa on 25 April, 1960Note:Lady Kathleen Epstein (1901-1979) was the muse and the long time mistress who eventually became the second wife of Sir Jacob Epstein. The letters relate to recently received shipments of 3 Epstein bronzes of Deidre the Continental Gallery ordered from Lady Kathleen Epstein in 1959: "Deidre in a Slip"- as the director remarked "is perfect in a soft green tone" and "Deidre with Hands" "unfortunately, is not the case"... "The patina of the latter is a rather harsh flat green" The letters dating: December 11th, 1959; February 22nd, 1960 and May 18th, 1960, discuss the fact that each bronze is unsigned, lacks a foundry mark or date of the casting. As Lady Kathleen Epstein comments indirectly in her certification for this bronze of "Deidre in a Slip" second castings are generally not signed