Lot 68
  • 68

Lucian Freud

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description

  • Lucian Freud
  • Self-Portrait and Other Drawings in William Sansom's The Equilibriad
  • dedicated to Boris with Love from Lucian and variously annotated
  • pen and ink, pencil and watercolour on paper in: William Sansom. The Equilibridad. London: Hogarth Press, 1948, number 65 from an edition of 750, signed by the author, 5 full page illustrations by Lucian Freud
  • 22 by 14cm.
  • 8 5/8 by 5 1/2 in.
  • Executed circa 1948

Provenance

Boris Kochno, Paris (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1998

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Several pages have deckled edges and there are minute spots of foxing, small areas of discoloration, and a few very small areas of general wear consistent with the work's age in places throughout. There are some minor tears and creases to the separate outer glassine dust-jacket.
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