Jacob Epstein
First Portrait of Isabel, 1932
Bronze sculpture
33 cm tall
© Jacob Epstein
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Isabel Rawsthorne (1912-1992), a British artist herself, was a powerful muse for both Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon. In the 1930s Giacometti produced bronze busts of Isabel and she proved...
Isabel Rawsthorne (1912-1992), a British artist herself, was a powerful muse for both Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon. In the 1930s Giacometti produced bronze busts of Isabel and she proved to be a major influence for his Grandes Figures, and the two became lovers, with Isabel giving birth to a son, Jackie, in 1932. Moving to Paris shortly after this, she captivated a number of other artists, sitting for André Derain, Alberto Giacometti and others, whilst continuing to create her own works.