Girl in Bed, 1953 depicts writer Lady Caroline Blackwood in the Hôtel La Louisiane, Paris, where she and Freud stayed after eloping together. The work is an early example of Freud's dedication to close observation. This approach led to what he later described as the “involuntary magnification” of his sitters' features, as seen in Blackwood's wide eyes in this piece. True to Freud's lifelong practice of working directly from life, Blackwood herself later reflected on the experience, saying: “'The results were only half me, I think – after all, it was Lucian's vision.”
This limited edition print on 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching paper faithfully preserves the meticulous detail and psychological depth of Freud's original oil painting.
Dimensions: 19 x 14 Inches
Medium: Archival pigment print on 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching paper.
Provenance: Authenticated with a bespoke debossed Lucian Freud Archive stamp (lower right corner). Comes with original publisher issued certificate of authenticity.
Edition: Limited Edition of 80
Year: 2026
Condition: Excellent
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lucian Freud, renowned for his unflinching observations of anatomy and psychology, made even the beautiful people (including Kate Moss) look ugly. One of the late twentieth-century's most celebrated portraitists, Freud painted only those closest to him: friends and family, wives and mistresses, and, last but not least, himself. His insightful series of self-portraits spanned over six decades. Unusual among artists with such long careers, his style remained remarkably consistent. Perhaps inevitably, the psychic intensity of his portraits, and his notoriously long sessions with sitters have been compared with the psychoanalytic practice of his famous grandfather, Sigmund Freud.
