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The sitter is probably Hélène Yelin, née Cox (b.c. 1894/5–d. before 1973), a singer and artists’ model who sat for William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980), Jacob Kramer (1892–1962) and Jacob Epstein (1880–1959) in the 1920s. The earliest image of her as a model is this 1915 portrait by Strang and a related etching annotated with her name as sitter, probably by David Strang since from his collection. Jacob Epstein made a head and torso bronze bust of her in 1919 (‘Hélène’, presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge in 1931) and Roberts painted her as ‘The Creole’ as well as including her as one of the figures in his Cubist group canvas, ‘The Joke’, both painted in 1923. She also modelled for Joseph Kramer, another figure included in ‘The Joke’, and by family report also knew T.
Further information about the sitter and the artworks mentioned above are in the biographical notes attached to the related Art Detective discussion.
Title
Dreams
Date
1915
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 76.2 x W 61.2 cm
Accession number
CAC59/1964
Acquisition method
presented by the Scottish Modern Arts Association, 1964
Work type
Painting
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