Jacob Epstein quotes

A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case I'd as soon be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. (Jacob Epstein)
To accuse me of making sensations is the easiest way of attacking me, and in reality leaves the question of sculpture untouched. View quote
Jacob Epstein
There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him. View quote
Jacob Epstein
The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to the sitter and to himself, will have some bitter experiences. View quote
Jacob Epstein
I cannot recall a period when I did not draw; and at school, the studies that were distasteful to me, mathematics and grammar, were retarded by the indulgence of teachers who were proud of my drawing faculties, and passed over my neglect of uncongenial subjects. View quote
Jacob Epstein
Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and friends, including Paul Robeson, whose splendid head I worked from in New York. I tried to draw Chinamen in their quarter, but the Chinese did not like being drawn and would immediately disappear when they spotted me. View quote
Jacob Epstein
I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic. View quote
Jacob Epstein