Walnut Shell

Details

Lucian Freud, O.M., C.H. (1922-2011)
Walnut Shell
ink
5¾ x 7¼ in. (14.7 x 18.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1943.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to E.Q. Nicholson circa 1943, and by descent.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Lucian Freud Drawings, London, Blain Southern, 2012, p. 212, no. 25, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Blain Southern, Lucian Freud Drawings, February - April 2012, no. 25.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Lucian Freud used to visit The Mill House, Alderholt, near Fordingbridge, along with his friend John Craxton. The Mill House was the home of the architect Kit, Ben Nicholson's brother, and his wife the painter and fabric designer E.Q. Nicholson. This is where the present lot and lot 123 were executed.

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