Solicitor Head
Solicitor Head
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
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60 x 48cm, Edition of 46, Etching
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Meaning & Analysis
Solicitor Head (2003) is an etching by Lucian Freud that captures the head and shoulders of a figure in close-up, tilted back and softly lit from above. The sitter's parted lips and heavy-lidded gaze give the portrait a sense of suspension - somewhere between presence and withdrawal. The paper’s exposed areas and the lack of background draw focus to the sitter’s face, where Freud concentrates his mark-making.
The etched lines in Solicitor Head vary in density, building shadow across the features and hair with a mixture of tightly drawn cross-hatching and looser strokes. Freud’s attention to surface and structure creates a portrait that feels both intimate and withheld. As with much of his work, there is no sense of flattery or theatricality here - just a focused study of a face caught in a moment. Solicitor Head sits firmly within Freud’s broader interest in depicting the people around him with an unsentimental clarity.