Lucian Freud

(British, 1922–2011)

Lucian Freud was one of the major figurative painters of the 20th century. Working in an uncompromisingly confrontational style, his portraits and nudes were rendered with a thickly laden brush. Often painting himself, as well as family and friends his works are imbued with a distinctive psychological space. Painted under intense direct observation, usually over the course of many sittings, Freud observed of his practice: “The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes and, ironically, the more real.” Born on December 8, 1922 in Berlin, Germany he was the grandson of the famed psychologist Sigmund Freud. In 1933, he moved with his family to London to escape the persecution of Jews by the Nazi regime. He went on to study at the Central School of Art and Goldsmiths College, befriending Francis Bacon and associating with a group of figurative artists working in London during the late 1940s. During the course of his career he achieved widespread success and critical acclaim, notably painting a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II between 2000 and 2001. In 1983 Freud was appointed a Companion of Honour, and a member of the Order of Merit in 1993. The artist died on July 20, 2011 at the age of 88 in London, United Kingdom. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, among others.

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Lucian Freud Artworks

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Girl with Closed Eyes, 1986–1987

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Girl with Closed Eyes, 1986–1987

Sale Date: March 1, 2022

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Man Resting (Hartley 34), 1988

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Man Resting (Hartley 34), 1988

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Thistle (Hartley 23), 1985

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Thistle (Hartley 23), 1985

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Lawrence Gowing (Second Version) (Hartley 9), 1982

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Lawrence Gowing (Second Version) (Hartley 9), 1982

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Bella (Hartley 30), 1987

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Bella (Hartley 30), 1987

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Untitled, 1942

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Untitled, 1942

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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The Seahorse, 1944

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The Seahorse, 1944

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Head of a Man (Hartley 46), 1992

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Head of a Man (Hartley 46), 1992

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

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Self-Portrait: Reflection (Hartley 55), 1996

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Self-Portrait: Reflection (Hartley 55), 1996

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Painter's doctor, 2005–2006

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Painter's doctor, 2005–2006

Sale Date: November 2, 2021

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The New Yorker (F. 84), 2006

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The New Yorker (F. 84), 2006

Sale Date: October 20, 2021

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Girl with Fuzzy Hair (F. 63), 2004

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Girl with Fuzzy Hair (F. 63), 2004

Sale Date: October 20, 2021

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Bella, 1987

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Sale Date: October 22, 2021

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Encore, 2003

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Sale Date: October 18, 2021

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Boat, Connemara, 1951

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Boat, Connemara, 1951

Sale Date: October 14, 2021

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Head and Shoulders of a Man, 1974

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Head and Shoulders of a Man, 1974

Sale Date: October 14, 2021

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Woman with an Arm Tattoo, 1996

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Woman with an Arm Tattoo, 1996

Sale Date: October 13, 2021

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BELLA IN HER PLUTO T-SHIRT, 1995

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BELLA IN HER PLUTO T-SHIRT, 1995

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Girl Sitting (Hartley 33; Figura 36), 1987

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Girl Sitting (Hartley 33; Figura 36), 1987

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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After Chardin (Small Plate), 2000

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After Chardin (Small Plate), 2000

Sale Date: August 25, 2021

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Man Posing, 1985

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Man Posing, 1985

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Drawing After Watteau III, 1983

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Drawing After Watteau III, 1983

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Untitled (Birds in a cage), 1945

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Untitled (Birds in a cage), 1945

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Page from a Sketchbook, 1941

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Page from a Sketchbook, 1941

Sale Date: July 2, 2021

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