Woman With An Arm Tattoo
Woman With An Arm Tattoo
Signed Print
Lucian Freud
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70 x 92cm, Edition of 40, Etching
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Meaning & Analysis
Woman with an Arm Tattoo (1996) is an etching by Lucian Freud depicting Sue Tilley in a moment of stillness. Her head rests in one hand, eyes closed, the weight of her pose underscored by the slumped material across her body. A small flower tattoo on her upper arm is rendered with the same precision as the folds of skin and muscle, without sentiment or embellishment.
In Woman with an Arm Tattoo, Freud’s line is slow and deliberate, tracing the sitter’s form with a kind of clinical intimacy. The figure dominates the frame, but nothing is exaggerated. Instead, the portrait invites a prolonged, unflinching gaze, one that resists narrative and instead lingers in surface, texture, and presence. Like many of Freud’s etchings, it feels less like a study and more like an encounter.