Reclining Figure
Reclining Figure
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
35 x 42cm, Edition of 30, Etching, 1994
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Meaning & Analysis
Lucian Freud’s Reclining Figure (1994) presents a tightly framed view of a nude body curled inward, the head turned away and resting on folded arms. Created using etching with drypoint, the print reflects Freud’s sustained interest in depicting the human form with an unembellished directness. The figure is rendered with a close physical scrutiny that invites an almost uncomfortable proximity.
In Lucian Freud’s Reclining Figure, the etched lines build a dense surface of marks that give weight and tension to the pose. Light grazes across the figure’s back and hands, while the composition’s cropped perspective draws attention to form over identity. Printed on Arches wove paper in a small edition, Reclining Figure is closely aligned with Freud’s broader engagement with intimacy, flesh, and the demands of prolonged looking.
