Jacob Epstein Sculpture and Drawings Sir Jacob Epstein was a pioneer of modernism in his use of 'direct carving' and of 'primitive' art as a means of conveying the deepest abstract feelings. His own collection of tribal and ancient sculpture was the largest and most important ever assembled by an artist. This handsomely produced, highly praised and readable catalogue, first publis... more »hed in 1987 on the occasion of the major retrospective (held at Leeds City Art Gallery and Whitechapel Art Gallery, London) sold out before the close of the exhibition. In great demand as an authoritative, up-to-date reassessment of the great sculptor, the catalogue has now been reprinted to the same high standard.« less