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Freud Leads Sotheby’s Frieze Sale

September 12, 2011 by Marion Maneker

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

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