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Self-Portrait: Reflection, 1996
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The Robert C. Winton Fundexpand_more P.97.7
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In this bust-length self-portrait, Lucien Freud depicts himself with a compelling intensity: stern-faced, facing forward, gazing directly at the viewer. Etched lines of varying depth and inking cover the entire surface of the plate. By this technique, Freud creates a shadowy and enigmatic pictorial space, heightening the sense of the artist's introspection. It is a portrait of an artist, who at age 74 is at the height of his power and fame.
Details
- Title
- Self-Portrait: Reflection
- Artist Life
- born Germany, 1922-2011
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.97.7
- Provenance
- (Marlborough Graphics, London); sold to MIA, 1997.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hartley 55; Smee 1; Figura 76
- Curator Approved
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