1996
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1996 by Lucian Freud, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is a portrait made by Lucian Freud. The sitter is Celia Paul, and the print was created with the help of Freud's printer, Marc Balakjian. They worked together to produce this and other etchings, and Balakjian pulled only a few impressions of this particular print. You can learn more about the artist's work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This etching by Lucian Freud from 1996 is one of 143 trial proofs, including states and cancellations, from the collection of Marc Balakjian, Freud’s printer from 1985. The work was never published, though Balakjian noted pulling three impressions, with two still known to exist. The sitter has been identified as Celia Paul.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Lucian Michael Freud (; 8 December 1922 – 20 July 2011) was a British painter and draughtsman, specialising in figurative art, who is known as one of the foremost 20th-century English portraitists.
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