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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
LUCIAN FREUD (1922-2011)
Woman with a Tulip
Details
LUCIAN FREUD (1922-2011)
Woman with a Tulip
oil on panel
10 x 6in. (25.5 x 15.3cm.)
Painted in 1944
Woman with a Tulip
oil on panel
10 x 6in. (25.5 x 15.3cm.)
Painted in 1944
Provenance
The Lefevre Gallery, London.
Ian Gibson-Smith Collection, UK (acquired from the above in 1944).
Piccadilly Gallery, London.
James Kirkman, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1995.
Ian Gibson-Smith Collection, UK (acquired from the above in 1944).
Piccadilly Gallery, London.
James Kirkman, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1995.
Literature
L. Gowing, Lucian Freud, London 1982, pp. 29, 60 and 223, no. 32 (dated '1945'; illustrated, p. 50).
H. Lessore, A Partial Testament: Essays on Some Moderns in the Great Tradition, London 1986, p. 125.
Lucian Freud: recent work, exh. cat., London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1993, p. 14 (dated ‘1945’).
B. Bernard and D. Birdsall (eds.), Lucian Freud, New York 1996, p. 11 and 352, no. 47 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 73)
Lucian Freud: Naked Portraits, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Museum für Moderne Kunst, 2001, p. 51, no. 37 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated, p. 52)
W. Feaver, Lucian Freud, New York 2007, pp. 16 and 471, no. 41 (illustrated in colour, p. 78).
S. Smee, Lucian Freud: Beholding the Animal, London 2007, p. 17.
The Simon Sainsbury Bequest to Tate and the National Gallery, exh. cat., London, Tate Britain, 2008, pp. 108-109 (dated ‘1945’).
R. Shore, 'Early Freud. London' in The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 150, no. 1269, December 2008, p. 843.
G. Greig, Breakfast with Lucian: A Portrait of the Artist, London 2013, pp. 77, 79, 82 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 80).
V. Button, Lucian Freud, London 2015, p. 17 (dated ‘1945’).
London Calling: Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach and Kitaj, exh. cat., Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016, p. 49 (dated ‘1945).
S. Smee, The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals and Breakthroughs in Modern Art, New York 2016, p. 21 (dated ‘1945’).
M. Gayford, Lucian Freud, London 2018, p. 608 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 120).
M. Gayford, Lucian Freud, Vol. 1, London 2018, p. 323 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 120).
G. Aloi, Lucian Freud Herbarium, New York 2019, p. 88.
W. Feaver, The Lives of Lucian Freud: Youth 1922-1968, London 2019, pp. 204, 215 and 225 (dated ‘1945’).
W. Feaver, The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame 1968-2011, London 2020, p. 427.
C. Lampert and T. Treves, Lucian Freud: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Vol. 1, London 2025, pp. 116 and 220, no. 36, (detail illustrated in colour, p. 82).
C. Lampert and T. Treves, Lucian Freud: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Vol. 2, London 2025, pp. 68, 80, 82, 86, and 131, no. 36, (illustrated in colour, p. 81).
H. Lessore, A Partial Testament: Essays on Some Moderns in the Great Tradition, London 1986, p. 125.
Lucian Freud: recent work, exh. cat., London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1993, p. 14 (dated ‘1945’).
B. Bernard and D. Birdsall (eds.), Lucian Freud, New York 1996, p. 11 and 352, no. 47 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 73)
Lucian Freud: Naked Portraits, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Museum für Moderne Kunst, 2001, p. 51, no. 37 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated, p. 52)
W. Feaver, Lucian Freud, New York 2007, pp. 16 and 471, no. 41 (illustrated in colour, p. 78).
S. Smee, Lucian Freud: Beholding the Animal, London 2007, p. 17.
The Simon Sainsbury Bequest to Tate and the National Gallery, exh. cat., London, Tate Britain, 2008, pp. 108-109 (dated ‘1945’).
R. Shore, 'Early Freud. London' in The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 150, no. 1269, December 2008, p. 843.
G. Greig, Breakfast with Lucian: A Portrait of the Artist, London 2013, pp. 77, 79, 82 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 80).
V. Button, Lucian Freud, London 2015, p. 17 (dated ‘1945’).
London Calling: Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach and Kitaj, exh. cat., Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016, p. 49 (dated ‘1945).
S. Smee, The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals and Breakthroughs in Modern Art, New York 2016, p. 21 (dated ‘1945’).
M. Gayford, Lucian Freud, London 2018, p. 608 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 120).
M. Gayford, Lucian Freud, Vol. 1, London 2018, p. 323 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 120).
G. Aloi, Lucian Freud Herbarium, New York 2019, p. 88.
W. Feaver, The Lives of Lucian Freud: Youth 1922-1968, London 2019, pp. 204, 215 and 225 (dated ‘1945’).
W. Feaver, The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame 1968-2011, London 2020, p. 427.
C. Lampert and T. Treves, Lucian Freud: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Vol. 1, London 2025, pp. 116 and 220, no. 36, (detail illustrated in colour, p. 82).
C. Lampert and T. Treves, Lucian Freud: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Vol. 2, London 2025, pp. 68, 80, 82, 86, and 131, no. 36, (illustrated in colour, p. 81).
Exhibited
London, The Lefevre Gallery, New Paintings and Drawings by Lucian Freud, Felix Kelly and Julian Trevelyan, 1944, p. 2, no. 19 (titled ‘Lorna’).
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Recent Paintings by Ben Nicholson, Graham Sutherland and Francis Bacon, Robert Colquhoun, John Craxton, Lucian Freud, Robert MacBryde, Julian Trevelyan, 1946, p. 3, no. 35 (titled ‘Portrait’).
London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., Lucian Freud – Paintings, 1958, no. 2 (titled ‘Girl with a Tulip’; dated ‘1945’).
London, Hayward Gallery, Lucian Freud, 1974, p. 13, no. 30 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated, p. 44). This exhibition later travelled to Bristol, Bristol City Art Gallery; Birmingham, Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery and Leeds, Leeds City Museum and Art Gallery.
Edinburgh, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Lucian Freud: Works on Paper, 1988.
Rome, Palazzo Ruspoli, Lucian Freud: Paintings & Works on Paper 1940-1991, 1991-1992, no. 4 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour p. 30). This exhibition later travelled to Milan, Castello Sforzesco and Liverpool, Tate Liverpool.
Tochigi, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Lucian Freud, 1992-1993, p. 88, no. 2 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 21). This exhibition later travelled to Nishinomiya, The Otani Memorial Art Museum; Tokyo, The Setagaya Art Museum; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales and Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Lucian Freud: Early Works, 1997, p. 58, no. 30 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 45).
London, Tate Britain, Lucian Freud, 2002-2003, pp. 22 and 219, no. 15 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 66). This exhibition later travelled to Barcelona, La Fundació "la Caixa" and Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art.
London, Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, Lucian Freud: Early Works 1940-1958, 2008, pp. 26 and 86, no. 12 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 27).
London, The National Gallery, Lucian Freud: New Perspectives, 2022-2023, pp. 15, 34 and 210, no. 7 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 52). This exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Recent Paintings by Ben Nicholson, Graham Sutherland and Francis Bacon, Robert Colquhoun, John Craxton, Lucian Freud, Robert MacBryde, Julian Trevelyan, 1946, p. 3, no. 35 (titled ‘Portrait’).
London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., Lucian Freud – Paintings, 1958, no. 2 (titled ‘Girl with a Tulip’; dated ‘1945’).
London, Hayward Gallery, Lucian Freud, 1974, p. 13, no. 30 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated, p. 44). This exhibition later travelled to Bristol, Bristol City Art Gallery; Birmingham, Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery and Leeds, Leeds City Museum and Art Gallery.
Edinburgh, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Lucian Freud: Works on Paper, 1988.
Rome, Palazzo Ruspoli, Lucian Freud: Paintings & Works on Paper 1940-1991, 1991-1992, no. 4 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour p. 30). This exhibition later travelled to Milan, Castello Sforzesco and Liverpool, Tate Liverpool.
Tochigi, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Lucian Freud, 1992-1993, p. 88, no. 2 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 21). This exhibition later travelled to Nishinomiya, The Otani Memorial Art Museum; Tokyo, The Setagaya Art Museum; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales and Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Lucian Freud: Early Works, 1997, p. 58, no. 30 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 45).
London, Tate Britain, Lucian Freud, 2002-2003, pp. 22 and 219, no. 15 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 66). This exhibition later travelled to Barcelona, La Fundació "la Caixa" and Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art.
London, Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, Lucian Freud: Early Works 1940-1958, 2008, pp. 26 and 86, no. 12 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 27).
London, The National Gallery, Lucian Freud: New Perspectives, 2022-2023, pp. 15, 34 and 210, no. 7 (dated ‘1945’; illustrated in colour, p. 52). This exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.
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Michelle McMullan
Senior Specialist, Co-Head of Evening sale