Jacob Epstein was born in America on 10th November 1880 and died in August 1959. He moved to Europe in 1902 and became a British citizen in 1911. Primarily known as a sculptor he often produced controversial works which challenged taboos on what appropriate subject matter was for public artworks.
However I have been influenced by Epstein's portrait drawings which are simple without lots of exaggerated shading and detail yet still retain realism.
