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Large Head

1993

Lucian Freud

(British, 1922–2011)
publisher

Matthew Marks Gallery

printer

Studio Prints

Culture
England, 20th century
Medium
etching with scraping and burnishing
Measurements
Sheet: 79.3 x 63.4 cm (31 1/4 x 24 15/16 in.); Platemark: 69.5 x 54.5 cm (27 3/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1996.233
Catalogue raisonné
Hartley 47; Hartley and Blanchebarbe 19
State
ii/ii
Edition
40 plus 12 artist's proofs
Impression
33/40
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

The artist of this work, Lucien Freud, was the grandson of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.

Description

The British artist Lucien Freud was known for portraiture, aiming to produce images that were "of the people not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, [but rather] being them." This image depicts performance artist Leigh Bowery, known for his elaborate costumes and makeup. Bowery became one of Freud's favorite subjects after they met in 1988 and he sat for numerous painted and printed portraits.
Vertically oriented print in black ink of Leigh Bowery, a bald man with light skin tone, depicted from the shoulders up and shirtless, turned slightly to our left. Bowery's eyes are closed and his nose scrunched, particularly on the his right side. His face undulates with creases. His forehead takes up over a third of his head and a black spot marks his left cheek. Fine hatching outlines his his face, shading it in curves.

Large Head

1993

Lucian Freud, Matthew Marks Gallery, Studio Prints

(British, 1922–2011)
England, 20th century

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