About this artwork
Albert Einstein came to England in 1933 and stayed at a secluded army camp near Cromer on the Norfolk coast. Epstein modelled this bust in one week - Einstein posing for two hours each morning in a cramped hut. The sculptor recalled that 'Einstein appeared dressed very comfortably in a pullover with his wild hair floating in the wind. His glance contained a mixture of the humane, the humorous, and the profound. This was a combination that delighted me. He resembled the ageing Rembrandt'.
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artist:
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title:Albert Einstein
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date created:1933
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materials:Bronze
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measurements:43.50 x 30.00 x 25.50 cm
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credit line:Presented by the children of James Watt and his wife Menie, in their memory 1958
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accession number:GMA 13
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Sir Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein
American-born Epstein studied art in Paris then settled in England in 1905. He was one of the first sculptors to take an interest in (so-called) primitive and ancient sculpture and had an outstanding collection of his own. By 1920 he had become probably the most notorious modern artist working in...
