Lawrence Gowing (second version)
Lawrence Gowing (second version)
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
£4,650-£7,000
$9,500-$14,500 Value Indicator
$8,500-$13,000 Value Indicator
¥45,000-¥70,000 Value Indicator
€5,500-€8,000 Value Indicator
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¥880,000-¥1,330,000 Value Indicator
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18 x 15cm, Edition of 10, Etching
Medium: Etching
Edition size: 10
Year: 1982
Size: H 18cm x W 15cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: September 2022
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Meaning & Analysis
Lawrence Gowing (second version), an etching by Lucian Freud from 1982, presents a close-up portrait of the artist’s friend and fellow painter and critic. The composition focuses on an abstracted face, rendered with a dense network of lines that suggest Gowing's features and convey a reflective expression. Freud's marks, applied with varying pressure, build texture and suggest the contours of the head.
Unlike many of Freud’s portraits, Lawrence Gowing (second version) avoids intense realism, focusing instead on presence. Gowing’s distorted expression is withheld, the mood somewhere between fatigue and contemplation. It’s not a flattering likeness, nor is it distant. Freud renders him as creased, watchful, receding slightly into himself.