Provenance
The Artist
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Wood Johnson, Jr., Gallery of Prints and Drawings, permanent collection, another impression currently on view, summer 2015
Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery, permanent collection, another impression currently on view, summer 2015.
London, National Portrait Gallery, Lucian Freud: Portraits, 9 Feb - 27 May 2012 (another impression exhibited and illustrated p.194)
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings, 16 Dec 2007 - 10 Mar 2008 (this impression exhibited and illustrated p.67)
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, Lucian Freud: Recent Drawings and Etchings, 11 Dec 1993 - 24 Jan 1994 (another impression exhibited and illustrated pl.16)
Literature
Catherine Lampert 84
Craig Hartley 45
Starr Figura 64
Sarah Howgate 117
Bruce Bernard and Derek Birdsall 246
William Feaver 52; 262
Artist Biography
Lucian Freud
British • 1922 - 2011
Renowned for his unflinching observations, Lucian Freud is considered one of the greatest figurative artists. He pushed the boundaries of decorum in terms of classical portraiture and nudes in order to explore his lifelong concern to honestly render the human figure, in what he called his "naked portraits."
In his paintings, Freud's layers of impasto jabs of paint create a surprisingly delicate, translucent depiction of flesh, while his etchings employ an economy of line that implies the figure more than it illustrates it. Charismatic but irascible, Freud worked only from sitters that he knew, consistently focusing on translating his direct perceptions. The resulting portraits are redolent with a stark and evocative psychological intensity, underpinned by an unexpected tenderness towards the subject.
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Lucian Freud

Kai

1991-92
Etching, on Somerset Satin Textured 350gsm paper, with full margins,
I. 69.9 x 54.6 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
S. 79.4 x 62.9 cm (31 1/4 x 24 3/4 in.)
signed with initials and numbered 23/40 in pencil (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, framed.

Estimate
£50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠

Sold for £68,500

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Lucian Freud 32 Etchings: From an Important American collection

London Auction 15 October 2015

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Lucian Freud
Landscape
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
Girl Sitting
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £40,000
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Lucian Freud
Two Men in the Studio
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠
Sold for £3,750
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Lucian Freud
Woman on a Bed
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,875
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Lucian Freud
Kai
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £68,500
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Lucian Freud
Large Head
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £62,500
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Lucian Freud
Reclining Figure
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
Sold for £11,250
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Lucian Freud
Head of a Man
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
Sold for £9,375
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Lucian Freud
The Egyptian Book
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £13,750
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10
Lucian Freud
Bella in Her Pluto T-Shirt
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £22,500
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Lucian Freud
Naked Man on a Sofa
Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 ‡♠
Sold for £122,500
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12
Lucian Freud
Woman Sleeping
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000 ‡♠
Sold for £43,750
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Lucian Freud
Woman with an Arm Tattoo
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £60,000
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14
Lucian Freud
Self-Portrait: Reflection
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠
Sold for £86,500
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Lucian Freud
Conversation
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡♠
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16
Lucian Freud
David Dawson
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
Garden in Winter
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
Sold for £74,500
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Lucian Freud
Head of Ali
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £18,750
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Lucian Freud
Head of an Irishman
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
Sold for £27,500
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Lucian Freud
Pluto Aged Twelve
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
After Chardin
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 ‡♠
Sold for £50,000
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Lucian Freud
After Chardin
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
Sold for £15,000
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Lucian Freud
After Chardin (Small Plate)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,250
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Lucian Freud
After Constable's Elm
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠
Sold for £25,000
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Lucian Freud
Eli
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠
Sold for £86,500
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Lucian Freud
The Painter's Garden
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
Susanna
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
Head of a Naked Girl
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 ‡♠
Sold for £17,500
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Lucian Freud
Portrait Head
Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
Before the Fourth
Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 ‡♠
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Lucian Freud
Solicitor's Head
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡♠
Sold for £5,000
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Lucian Freud
Girl with Fuzzy Hair
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 ‡♠
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