Lord Goodman In His Yellow Pyjamas
Lord Goodman In His Yellow Pyjamas
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
48 x 55cm, Edition of 50, Etching, 1987
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Meaning & Analysis
Lucian Freud’s Lord Goodman in His Yellow Pyjamas (1987) is an etching presents Lord Goodman in a frontal pose, his features rendered with dense, expressive line work. The portrait reflects Freud’s ongoing interest in psychological presence and the close scrutiny of the human face and form.
Lord Goodman in His Yellow Pyjamas combines etching with hand-coloured yellow watercolour, applied to the sitter’s pyjamas. The use of BFK Rives white paper contributes to the dry, textured quality of the image, while the yellow introduces a note of warmth against the otherwise subdued composition. Freud’s focus remains on the weight and character of the sitter’s body and expression, using layered marks to emphasise volume and surface. The image sits firmly within Freud’s broader study of physicality and introspection, and is held in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art.
