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Man Posing - Signed Print by Lucian Freud 1985 - MyArtBroker

Man Posing
Signed Print

Lucian Freud

£8,500-£12,500Value Indicator

$18,000-$26,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$23,000 Value Indicator

¥80,000-¥120,000 Value Indicator

10,000-14,500 Value Indicator

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¥1,610,000-¥2,370,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator

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83 x 67cm, Edition of 50, Etching

Medium: Etching
Edition size: 50
Year: 1985
Size: H 83cm x W 67cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2024
Value Trend:
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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2024
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
$12,500
$14,500
$18,000
December 2023
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
June 2023
Phillips London
United Kingdom
September 2022
Phillips London
United Kingdom
March 2022
Christie's London
United Kingdom
April 2021
Christie's New York
United States
September 2019
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Lucian Freud’s Man Posing (signed) is estimated to be worth between £8,500 and £12,500. This etching print from 1985 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. This artwork has an auction history of 14 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2008. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £11,520, across 1 total sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,786 in April 2021 to £12,000 in September 2022. The average return to the seller over this period has been £6,992. Man Posing is part of a limited edition of 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

Angus Cook, a filmmaker who Freud clearly took a liking to, sat for the artist over the period of 1985-90, and is the subject of at least seven paintings and seven etchings. Even though Freud returned to depict Cook in a similar pose five years later, in Naked Man On Bed, there is something uniquely striking about Man Posing. Produced alongside his monumental painting Painter And Model (1986-87), this etching has a formidable level of detailing. Indeed, Freud's ability to convey the texture and nature of flesh with the etching needle is typical of his work. However, Man Posing demonstrates his command over an array of textures: from the grooves in the wooden floorboards, to the stuffing of the leather couch spilling out in the foreground.

Though Freud rarely depicted men in his Naked Portraits, Man Posing is testament to his ability to capture his sitters with blunt honesty and psychological depth. Within this particular etching, Cook gazes directly to the viewer - or to Freud - giving the work an even more rousing appeal.

  • Famed for his representations of the human form, Lucian Freud is one of the 20th Century's most celebrated artists. The grandson of psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, the artist confronts the psychological depth and bare complexities of the human body. From his early works to his celebrated nudes and portraits, Freud's canvases resonate with an almost tactile intensity, capturing the essence of his subjects with unwavering honesty. Freud painted only himself, close friends, and family, which floods his work with an intimacy that is felt by the viewer. His pursuit of honesty through portraiture shaped the trajectory of figurative art in the 20th century.

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