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Lucian Freud
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Lucian Freud
- Girl Holding Her Foot
- signed in pencil with the artist's initials and numbered 35/50 in the margin
- etching on Somerset wove paper
- Plate: 27 1/8 by 21 1/4 in. 68.9 by 54 cm.
- Sheet: 34 3/4 by 28 in. 88.3 by 71.1 cm.
- Executed in 1985, this work is number 35 from an edition of 50, plus 15 artist's proofs.
Provenance
James Kirkman, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in July 1987
Acquired from the above by the present owner in July 1987
Exhibited
London, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd., Lucian Freud: The Complete Etchings 1946-1991, cat. no. 22, n.p. (another example exhibited)
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum; Edinburgh, The Fruitmarket Gallery; Hull, Ferens Art Gallery; Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery; Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum; San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Art; New York, Brooke Alexander Gallery; Cleveland Museum of Art; The Saint Louis Art Museum, Lucian Freud: Works on Paper, May 1988 - November 1989, cat. no. 88, illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Lucian Freud: The Painter’s Etchings, December 2007 - March 2008, cat. no. 34, p. 65, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum; Edinburgh, The Fruitmarket Gallery; Hull, Ferens Art Gallery; Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery; Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum; San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Art; New York, Brooke Alexander Gallery; Cleveland Museum of Art; The Saint Louis Art Museum, Lucian Freud: Works on Paper, May 1988 - November 1989, cat. no. 88, illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Lucian Freud: The Painter’s Etchings, December 2007 - March 2008, cat. no. 34, p. 65, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Literature
Craig Hartley, The Etchings of Lucian Freud: A Catalogue Raisonné 1946-1995, Bergamo 1995, no. 25, p. 78
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall and the margins are full with the natural deckle intact. Framed under Plexiglas.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.