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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Man Posing , 1985

Lucian Freud

Man Posing , 1985

Dominic Guerrini Fine Art

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Before the Fourth, 2004

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Before the Fourth, 2004

Fairhead Fine Art

17,500 GBP

Naked Man on a Sofa, 1989

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Naked Man on a Sofa, 1989

Omer Tiroche Gallery

850,000–950,000 USD

Before the Fourth, 2004

Lucian Freud

Before the Fourth, 2004

ARCHEUS / POST-MODERN

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Head and Shoulders of a Girl, 1990

Lucian Freud

Head and Shoulders of a Girl, 1990

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The Egyptian Book, 1994

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The Egyptian Book, 1994

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Martin Gayford, 2004

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Martin Gayford, 2004

Piano Nobile

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Lot: 207 Pluto and the Bateman Sisters, 1996

Lucian Freud

Lot: 207 Pluto and the Bateman Sisters, 1996

ArtWise

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Man Resting (State II), 1988

Lucian Freud

Man Resting (State II), 1988

Offer Waterman

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Head of Ali, 1999

Lucian Freud

Head of Ali, 1999

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Four Figures (Vier Figuren), 1991

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Four Figures (Vier Figuren), 1991

Galerie Boisserée, J. & W. Boisserée GmbH

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Head of IB, 1988

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Head of IB, 1988

Galerie de Bellefeuille

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Head and Shoulders of a Girl (Hartley 41), 1990

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Head and Shoulders of a Girl (Hartley 41), 1990

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Susanna, 1996

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Susanna, 1996

Sale Date: April 11, 2024

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Bella 2

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Bella 2

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Before the Fourth, 2004

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Before the Fourth, 2004

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Head of an Irishman, 1999

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Head of an Irishman, 1999

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Before the Fourth 2004, 2004

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Before the Fourth 2004, 2004

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Donegal Man, 2007

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Donegal Man, 2007

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Head of Ib, 1988

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Head of Ib, 1988

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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Pluto, 1988

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Pluto, 1988

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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David Dawson, 1998

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David Dawson, 1998

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Able Seaman, 1941

Lucian Freud

Able Seaman, 1941

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Plant Fragment, 1977

Lucian Freud

Plant Fragment, 1977

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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