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Naked Man On Bed - Signed Print by Lucian Freud 1990 - MyArtBroker

Naked Man On Bed
Signed Print

Lucian Freud

£2,700-£4,000Value Indicator

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30 x 30cm, Edition of 40, Etching

Medium: Etching
Edition size: 40
Year: 1990
Size: H 30cm x W 30cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: November 2023
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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
November 2023
Artcurial
France
$4,850
$5,500
$7,000
May 2023
Artcurial
France
September 2017
Christie's New York
United States
February 2012
Christie's London
United Kingdom
November 2010
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
April 2010
Sotheby's New York
United States
April 2008
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Lucian Freud's Naked Man On Bed (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,700 and £4,000. This etching from 1990 has shown consistent value growth and has an auction history of eight total sales since its entry to the market in November 2007. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £4,508 in November 2023 to £4,527 in May 2023, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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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. Like one of his other etchings of Cook, Man Posing, this particular etching was produced alongside a painting with a similar composition. Within the etching, we see how Freud perceived the physicality of Cook's masculine form and described it in monochrome.

Though Freud rarely depicted men in his Naked Portraits, Naked Man On Bed is testament to his ability to capture his sitters with blunt honesty and psychological depth. Much like his Naked Portraits of female sitters, this work plays with conventional composition and viewpoints to create a unique and striking study.

  • 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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