Drawing from 'Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau)'

Details

LUCIAN FREUD, O.M., C.H. (1922-2011)
Drawing from 'Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau)'
charcoal on paper
22 ¼ x 21 in. (56.5 x 53.3 cm.)
Executed in 1983.

Provenance

with Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Lucian Freud: The Studio, Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, 2010, p. 117, not numbered, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, Lucian Freud, 1983.
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Exchanging Gazes 4: Freud/Watteau, November 2012 - February 2013, display not numbered.

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Lot Essay

The present drawing relates to Lucian Freud’s major work Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau), 1981-83, which was sold in 2022, Christie’s, New York for $86,265,000 USD, setting a new world record price for the artist. The painting was offered as part of the Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection sale, the most valuable sale in auction history.

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