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Lucian Freud

Lawrence Gowing (second version) Signed Print

Lawrence Gowing (second version)

Lucian Freud

Lawrence Gowing (second version)
Signed Print

Name: Lawrence Gowing (second version)
Brand: Lucian Freud
Rating: 5 (246 reviews)

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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01 Sep 2022

Sotheby's Online

United Kingdom

N/A

01 Dec 2021

Bonhams New Bond Street

United Kingdom

01 Jun 2021

Bonhams New Bond Street

United Kingdom

01 May 2016

Christie's London

United Kingdom

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The value of Lucian Freud’s Lawrence Gowing (second version) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,650 and £7,000. There have been four sales at auction since its initial sale on 19th May 2016. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £4,000 in December 2021 to £9,072 in September 2022. The average annual growth rate of this work is 7% and the edition size is limited to 10. This etching print from 1982 showcases a strong auction history and demonstrates potential for value growth.

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.

Famed for his representations of the human form, Lucian Freud is one of the 20th Century's most celebrated artists. The grandson of psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, the artist confronts the psychological depth and bare complexities of the human body. From his early works to his celebrated nudes and portraits, Freud's canvases resonate with an almost tactile intensity, capturing the essence of his subjects with unwavering honesty. Freud painted only himself, close friends, and family, which floods his work with an intimacy that is felt by the viewer. His pursuit of honesty through portraiture shaped the trajectory of figurative art in the 20th century.

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