{"product_id":"lucian-freud-blond-girl-etching-1986","title":"LUCIAN FREUD \"BLOND GIRL\" ETCHING, 1986","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003ePRICE ON REQUEST\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucian Freud (1922-2011) was a seminal figure in 20th-century British art, celebrated for his raw and psychologically charged exploration of the human form. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his distinctive figurative intensity, Freud captured friends, family, and lovers in a signature brand of realism that he refined over a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eseven-decade long career. The artist revitalized traditional portraiture in England by imbuing his images with visceral complexity and exposing his subjects in harsh, often unsettling poses that reveal their vulnerability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreud's style is renowned for its striking emphasis on texture and physicality. His portraits are remarkably unsentimental and veer on harsh. Perhaps the most defining characteristic of his oeuvre is the artist's bold mastery of light and shadow. Freud accentuates every detail of his subjects with frenetic strokes and dramatic contrasts, carving out contours and imperfections with deliberate unflinching precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Freud produced several prints early in his career, he took a 30-year hiatus before reconnecting with the medium in 1982. As with the rest of his practice, each etching demanded months of work and many sittings, deepening the intrigue and complexity of his printmaking.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Blond Girl\" depicts artist Sophie de Stempel, a regular model for Freud in the 1980s. Freud has isolated her figure, omitting any furniture or indication of the mechanism of her pose. This work embodies Freud's unparalleled ability to merge realism with psychological depth, leaving a poignant impression of vulnerability and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis etching relates to the pose seen in the painting \"Blond Girl, Night Portrait\" (repr. Bevan 1986, p.339). of 1980-5, but the sofa on which the model was posing has been omitted. Her legs are less bent in the print with the result that her pose is slightly flattened towards the plane of the paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, Freud's work can be found in prominent collections across the globe, including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), and the National Portrait Gallery, to name a few. This etching is held in the collections of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/courtauld.ac.uk\/highlights\/blond-girl\/\"\u003eCourtauld\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artworks\/freud-blond-girl-p77186\"\u003eTate\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O1669053\/blond-girl-print-freud-lucian\/\"\u003eVictoria and Albert Museums\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"Blond Girl\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLondon, 1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEtching on on white satin Somerset paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eInitialed \"L.F.\" bottom right; numbered \"10\/50\", bottom left\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePrinted by Terry Wilson Palmtree Editions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublished by James Kirkman Ltd., London, and Brooke Alexander Inc., New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e27.5\"H 21.5\"W (plate)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e34.75\"H 28\"W (sheet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e38.5\"H 32\"W (framed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLiterature: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRoger Bevan, ‘Freud's Latest Etchings’,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrint Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, vol.3, Dec. 1986, pp.334–43; Robert Flynn Johnson, ‘The Later Works 1961–1987’ in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucian Freud: Works on Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, exh. cat., South Bank Centre 1988, p.20–1; Jane Norrie, ‘Lucian Freud: Works on Paper’,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, vol.40, 3 June 1988, p.391; Craig Hartley, ‘Freud as an Etcher’ in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucian Freud: The Complete Etchings 1946–1991\u003c\/i\u003e, exh. cat., Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd 1991, [p.7]; Craig Hartley,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucian Freud: Acqueforti\u003c\/i\u003e, exh. cat., Galleria Arialdo Ceribelli, Bergamo 1994, p.17, repr. p.75\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucian Freud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47909052121324,"sku":"07-26","price":999999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Lucian-Freud-the-Blonde_01.jpg?v=1783617615","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/lucian-freud-blond-girl-etching-1986","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}