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Bella - Signed Print by Lucian Freud 1987 - MyArtBroker

Bella
Signed Print

Lucian Freud

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Etching, 1987
Signed Print Edition of 50
H 43cm x W 35cm

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Auction Results

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Sotheby's London - United KingdomBella - Signed Print
December 2021Bonhams New Bond Street - United KingdomBella - Signed Print
October 2021Christie's New York - United StatesBella - Signed Print
September 2019Sotheby's London - United KingdomBella - Signed Print
September 2015Sotheby's London - United KingdomBella - Signed Print
March 2015Sotheby's London - United KingdomBella - Signed Print
April 2014Sotheby's London - United KingdomBella - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

To be the child of a committed artist often has its tensions. No matter the love Freud had for his 14 children, his dedication to his craft made him a less than conventional father: distant and preoccupied by his art. However, as David Kamp observed after Freud's death in 2011, "his children generally seemed to accept that sitting for Freud was the way to have a fulfilling relationship with their father". Bella Freud, acclaimed fashion designer and daughter to Lucian, was one of the artist's children that returned to model for her father throughout his career.

Despite the intimate bond we might expect between father and daughter, Bella reveals a potential uneasiness and coolness between them. Though Bella was only 26-years-old when modelling for this etching, Freud has captured her with an intensity typical of his work. Her downturned eyes reflect barely any light, and every modulation and crevice of her skin is depicted with scrutinous hatching. Indeed, given that Lucian himself was grandson to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, we can infer the psychological potency which shapes this work. From the work we see the potential frictions between father and daughter, both during Bella's sitting and in their entire relationship. Bella not only shows us how Freud viewed his daughter, it also reflects something of how Freud perceived himself in his relationship with his children.

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