Lucian Freud

Maker

(artist)
1931-2024

(etcher)
1931-2024

Title

Lucian Freud

Date of Production

1981

Dimensions

Height: 15 cm
Width: 13.5 cm

Accession Number

G.2012.XX.16

Mode of Acquisition

purchase, June 2012

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Freud
Lucian

Label Text

Auerbach had known Lucian Freud since the 1950s when they were introduced to each other by Francis Bacon. Their first encounter took place at the French House in Soho, a bohemian pub that was popular with artists and writers such as Augustus John, Malcolm Lowry and Dylan Thomas. From here a close friendship emerged, which would see Freud become an avid collector of Auerbach’s work, including landscapes of London and portraits of Auerbach’s friends and relatives. In this print, Auerbach has depicted Freud as if in mid-conversation. The etching was printed from four plates in black and grey inks. The dense network of lines creates an impression of the sitter's vigour while at the same time lending volume and form to the head and neck.

Provenance

Purchased by the Samuel Courtauld Trust from Marlborough Galleries with full purchase price donated to the Samuel Courtauld Trust by John Garcia.

Exhibition History

Lucien Freud Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/09/2012-18/01/2013

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscriotion : signed by the artist in pencil : lower margin & recto (underneath image below platemark from left to right) : : AP " Lucian Freud" Auerbach 81

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