Sotheby’s announces its headline lot for the October London sales of Contemporary art that coincide with the Frieze Art Fair:

Boy’s Head of 1952 by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) depicting Charlie Lumley, one of Freud’s most immediately-recognisable subjects from this seminal early period in his oeuvre. This oil on canvas transmits a remarkable psychological intensity that is exemplary of the artist’s sensational powers of observation and is estimated at £3-4 million. The work measures 21.6cm by 15.9cm and comes to market from a private collection.

The Contemporary Art Evening Auction also includes other important works by Lucian Freud, including his Untitled (foliage), 1953, estimated at £400,000-600,000 (illustrated left) and his Interior Drawing, The Owl, 1945, estimated at £300,000-400,000

2011 Oct Ctp Eve Freud Charlie Lumley