Lot 453 · 20th Century British Art
First Portrait of Louise
Sir Jacob Epstein · bronze with a green patina
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,127–$9,977
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 15 November 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4543801
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Jacob Epstein, First Portrait of Louise. Christie's, 15 Nov 2000, lot 453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4543801.
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Sir Jacob Epstein, First Portrait of Louise. Christie's, 15 Nov 2000, lot 453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4543801.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Café in rue de la Gaité | Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Sunflowers | John Bratby R.a. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Self-portrait | John Bratby R.a. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Double Portrait of Estelle David | Alfred Aaron Wolmark | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Brothel | Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Breakfast | Edward Morland Lewis | £1,200–£1,800 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Tanya 63cm (24 13/16in) high including base; 55cm (21 5/8in) | $8,232 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Maquette for Madonna and Child 35.5cm (14in) high | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Chaim Weizmann 45.5cm (17 15/16in) high | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | First Portrait of Deirdre (with Arms) 57cm (22 7/16in) high | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
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| Sir Jacob Epstein | Study for Emperor Haile Selassie 34.5cm (13 9/16in) high inc | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Third Portrait of Meum (mask), conceived in 1918 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2021 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Sholem Asch | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.