Large Head

1993
(British, 1922–2011)
Sheet: 79.3 x 63.4 cm (31 1/4 x 24 15/16 in.); Platemark: 69.5 x 54.5 cm (27 3/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Hartley 47; Hartley and Blanchebarbe 19
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

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The artist of this work, Lucien Freud, was the grandson of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.

Description

The British artist Lucien Freud was known for portraiture, aiming to produce images that were "of the people not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, [but rather] being them." This image depicts performance artist Leigh Bowery, known for his elaborate costumes and makeup. Bowery became one of Freud's favorite subjects after they met in 1988 and he sat for numerous painted and printed portraits.
Large Head

Large Head

1993

Lucian Freud, Matthew Marks Gallery, Studio Prints

(British, 1922–2011), null, null
England, 20th century

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