Hands of Nan

Nan Condron was an important early model for Epstein and may be the figure for his Maidenhood sculpture for the British Medical Association building (now Zimbabwe House) on the Strand, London. Nan was an unconventional model with long, willowy limbs and, as shown here, delicate hands with long, bony fingers. Epstein was a carver and a caster. He was interested in both methods of sculpting.

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Summary

: K4961

: Fine Art

: sculpture

: Hands of Nan

: EPSTEIN, Sir Jacob

: a silvered cast bronze sculpture, showing: a pair of hands mounted on a perspex block

Hands of Nan

Current Location

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: The Bequest of Peter Grenville Temple, 1979.