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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
LUCIAN FREUD (1922-2011)
A Praying Mantis
Details
LUCIAN FREUD (1922-2011)
A Praying Mantis
signed with the artist's initials 'L.F.' (lower left)
ink and watercolour on paper
3 3/8 x 4 ¼in. (8.5 x 10.9cm.)
Executed circa 1948
A Praying Mantis
signed with the artist's initials 'L.F.' (lower left)
ink and watercolour on paper
3 3/8 x 4 ¼in. (8.5 x 10.9cm.)
Executed circa 1948
Provenance
Lady Rothermere Collection, London (acquired directly from the artist).
Private Collection (by descent from the above).
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 23 October 2001, lot 499.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private Collection (by descent from the above).
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 23 October 2001, lot 499.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Joanna Hattab
Associate Specialist, Head of Post-War to Present