Lucian Freud

British | 1922 - 2011

Lucian Freud was a British Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1922. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Fitzwilliam Museum have featured Lucian Freud's work in the past.Lucian Freud's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 86,265,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 86,265,000 USD for Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau), sold at Christie's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 2,043,692 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 63,905 USD.Lucian Freud has been featured in articles for The Guardian, Artmajeur Magazine and ARTnews. The most recent article is Why the Best Modern Artists Returned to Nakedness to Find the Truth written for The Washington Post in February 2025. The artist died in 2011.

Artist's alternative names: Lucien Freud

Featured for Sale

Mark the Collector ,2008

By Lucian Freud

Christie's London

Clarendon Crescent, Paddington ,1953

By Lucian Freud

Christie's London

Four Figures ,1991

By Lucian Freud

Rago Arts and Auction Center

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Naked Portrait with Reflection

By Lucian Freud

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Girl with Closed Eyes ,1986

By Lucian Freud

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Waste Ground, Paddington ,1970

By Lucian Freud

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Upcoming Lots

Clarendon Crescent, Paddington - Lucian Freud

Clarendon Crescent, Paddington ,1953

By Lucian Freud

Christie's London

Mark the Collector ,2008

By Lucian Freud

Christie's London

Flyda and Arvid ,1947

By Lucian Freud

Sotheby's London

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Four Figures ,1991

By Lucian Freud

Rago Arts and Auction Center

Encore c.1949 ,1949

By Lucian Freud

Chiswick Auctions

Sansom. The Equilibriad. Ltd ed. 1948 - Lucian Freud

Sansom. The Equilibriad. Ltd ed. 1948 ,1948

By Lucian Freud

Chiswick Auctions

Recent Auction Results

Encore c.1949 ,2003

By Lucian Freud

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Chiswick Auctions

Four Figures ,1991

By Lucian Freud

Rago Arts and Auction Center

A girl

By Lucian Freud

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Clarke & Simpson

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Current Exhibitions

What's New

Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge | UK

Dec 17,2024 - Mar 09,2025

Nocturnes

Lyndsey Ingram (20 Bourdon St.)

Mayfair | London | UK

Jan 23,2025 - Mar 21,2025

Portraiture: From Cassatt to Warhol

Acquavella Galleries, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Jan 21,2025 - Mar 21,2025

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Articles

Why the Best Modern Artists Returned to Nakedness to Find the Truth

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Coverage

“ ..Renowned for his portrayal of the human form, Freud is best known for his intimate, honest, often visceral portraits... ”
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Irish Museum of Modern Art

“ ..Lucian Freud, for example, is known for his penetrating portraits, and there are even two drawings by the legendary cartoon artist R... ”
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Museum of Fine Arts, Saint Petersburg

“ ..Although best known as a painter, etching has become integral to his practice... ”
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MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art

“ ..Freud always prided himself on his drawing, and Feaver believes that the ‘interplay between the works on paper, both drawings and etchings, and the paintings of the past 70 years’ was crucial to his artistic... ”
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Blain Southern, London

“ ..Speaking of the artist’s earliest work, Feaver observes : ‘From childhood there were drawings of goblins and fairies, tables piled high and the pear tree outside the Freuds’ holiday home on the Baltic... ”
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Blain Southern, London