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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Kai, 1991–1992

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Kai, 1991–1992

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Raid on a Village, 1940

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Raid on a Village, 1940

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Wasteground, Paddington, 1970–1972

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Wasteground, Paddington, 1970–1972

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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Drawing after Watteau IV, 1983

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Drawing after Watteau IV, 1983

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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Head of a Child, 1940

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Head of a Child, 1940

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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After Chardin (Small Plate) [Treves 90], 2000

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After Chardin (Small Plate) [Treves 90], 2000

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Still Life With Plant, 1940–1949

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Still Life With Plant, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Man Posing, 1985

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Man Posing, 1985

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Girl Sitting, 1987

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Girl Sitting, 1987

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Girl Holding her Foot, 1985

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Girl Holding her Foot, 1985

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Blond Girl, 1985

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Blond Girl, 1985

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Head and Shoulders of a Girl, 1990

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Head and Shoulders of a Girl, 1990

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Naked man on a bed, 1990

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Naked man on a bed, 1990

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Small Head 11, 1944

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Small Head 11, 1944

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Kai, 1991

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After Chardin, 2000

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After Chardin, 2000

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Head of an Irishman, 1999

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Head of an Irishman, 1999

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Landscape, 1993

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Landscape, 1993

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Head of Ali, 1999

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Head of Ali, 1999

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David Dawson, 1998

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David Dawson, 1998

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Susanna, 1996

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Susanna, 1996

Sale Date: October 27, 2023

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Two Men in the Studio (H. 39, F. 46, T. 55), 1989

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Two Men in the Studio (H. 39, F. 46, T. 55), 1989

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Drawing from 'Large Interior, W11 (after..., 1983

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Drawing from 'Large Interior, W11 (after..., 1983

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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Head of a Woman Laughing, 1954

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Head of a Woman Laughing, 1954

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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