Portrait Head II
Portrait Head II
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
£5,500-£8,000
$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator
$10,000-$14,500 Value Indicator
¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator
€6,500-€9,500 Value Indicator
$60,000-$80,000 Value Indicator
¥1,040,000-¥1,510,000 Value Indicator
$7,500-$10,500 Value Indicator
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61 x 51cm, Edition of 46, Etching
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Meaning & Analysis
Lucian Freud’s Portrait Head II (2005) is a stark, closely cropped etching that centres on the sitter’s intense, unwavering gaze. Rendered with dense, cross-hatched lines, the portrait conveys a raw physicality that feels immediate and unfiltered. Freud’s attention to the surface of the face - its folds, shadows, and asymmetries - strips away any sense of idealisation, aligning with his broader pursuit of truth over polish.
Portrait Head II offers no distractions: the head emerges against a darkly worked background, heightening the psychological charge of the image. Freud often returned to etching as a medium for its directness, and here it allows for a particularly pared-back, confrontational study. This portrait stands among his later works as a sharp, unsentimental look at presence and ageing.