Woman On Bed
Woman On Bed
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
£3,000-£4,500Value Indicator
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¥29,000-¥45,000 Value Indicator
€3,500-€5,500 Value Indicator
$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator
¥570,000-¥850,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 30
Year: 1991
Size: H 45cm x W 39cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | BYDealers Auction House | Canada | |||
| October 2023 | Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago | United States | |||
| May 2019 | Phillips Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |||
| October 2015 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2015 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2015 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2014 | Bonhams San Francisco | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
This etching was created by Lucian Freud in 1991, and pictures a nude woman sprawled across the composition. With his innovative approach to composition, Fred has cropped the bottom of the sitter's legs at the right of the work, and her hair at the bottom. The sitter lies with her arm over her face, concealing her features from the viewer, leading attention to her curvaceous form.
Though the identity of this unnamed sitter is unknown, we can observe in Woman On Bed an intimate bond between sitter and artist so typical of Freud's work. Renowned for his risqué love-life, the sitter might have been one of Freud's many lovers who sat for him in the studio.
There is a sense of carelessness to Woman On Bed, as Freud idealises little of her figure and her pose appears un-staged. The sitter's breasts have been depicted as though naturally resting on her horizontal figure, and Freud delineates the folds of flesh on her stomach with clear lines of the etching needle. Like many works from our Naked Portraits collection of his work, Freud focuses here on the curvature of his sitter's feminine body, challenging demanding beauty standards rife in the 1990s.
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.
