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Woman On Bed - Signed Print by Lucian Freud 1991 - MyArtBroker

Woman On Bed
Signed Print

Lucian Freud

£3,000-£4,500Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,500 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,500 Value Indicator

¥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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45 x 39cm, Edition of 30, Etching

Medium: Etching

Edition size: 30

Year: 1991

Size: H 45cm x W 39cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: June 2024

Value Trend:

-14% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2024
BYDealers Auction House
Canada
N/A
N/A
N/A
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
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The value of Lucian Freud’s Woman On Bed (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,000 and £4,500. This etching print from 1991 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. This work has an auction history of 11 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2008. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £4,161 in October 2023 to £4,414 in June 2024. The average annual growth rate is currently -14%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 30.

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Meaning & Analysis

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.

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