Lucian Freud: career timeline
British · 1922–2011 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 137 of 140 lots (98% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | $115Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1980s | 49 | 41 | $11.3kSign up | Etching |
| 1990s | 46 | 36 | $17.7kSign up | Etching |
| 2000s | 38 | 30 | $12.1kSign up | Etching |
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1940s 1 work
1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 11 in (27 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1960 AnnieUnsold
1980s 49 works
- Sold
- 41 of 49
- Median
- $11.3kSign up
- Average
- $23.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 11.5 in (29 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (49)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (34)
1982 Head and Shoulders (Treves 15, Hartley 21)$3.8kSign up
1982 Head of Woman (Treves 12, Hartley 10)$2.6kSign up
1982 Bella (second version)$6.9kSign up
1982 Head and Shoulders (H. 21, T. 15)$6.9kSign up
1982 Head and Shoulders$8kSign up
1982 Head and Shoulders (H. 21, T. 15)Unsold
1982 Head of a Woman$4.7kSign up
1982 The Painter's Mother (final version) (H. 20; F. 22)$10.4kSign up
1982 Head of a Woman (H. 10)$6.9kSign up
1982 The Painter's Mother (final version)Unsold
1982 A Couple$6.6kSign up
1982 A Couple$6.4kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1982 Head of a Woman$7.1kSign up
1982 A CoupleUnsold
1984 Ib$7.5kSign up
1984 Head of Ib$9.5kSign up
1984 Ib$16.3kSign up
1985 Head of Bruce Bernard (Treves 35, Hartley 26)$6.4kSign up
1985 Thistle (Treves 34, Hartley 23)$16.6kSign up
1985 Head of Bruce Bernard (Treves 35, Hartley 26)$8.3kSign up
1985 Blond Girl (Treves 32, Hartley 24)$12.8kSign up
1985 Head of Bruce Bernard (H. 26)$10.3kSign up
1985 Girl Holding Her Foot$22.3kSign up
1985 Man Posing (H. 27, F. 44, T. 37)$11.9kSign up
…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 46 works
- Sold
- 36 of 46
- Median
- $17.7kSign up
- Average
- $32.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 17 in (59 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (46)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (26), Landscapes (1)
1990 Head and Shoulders of a GirlUnsold
1991 Esther (1991)$12.3kSign up
1991 Esther$12.1kSign up
1991 EstherUnsold
c. 1991 Woman on a Bed$11.1kSign up
1991 Four Figures$15.1kSign up
c. 1991 Kai$106kSign up
c. 1991 Woman on a Bed$18.4kSign up
c. 1991 Woman on a Bed$18kSign up
1991 ESTHER (1991)Unsold
1992 Head of a Man (Treves 66, Hartley 46)$12.8kSign up
1992 Head of a Man$14.5kSign up
Show 12 more (1990s)
1993 Large Head$12.6kSign up
1993 Large Head$39.2kSign up
1993 Large Head$96.7kSign up
1993 LandscapeUnsold
1994 Reclining Figure (Treves 73, Hartley 50)$9.6kSign up
1994 The Egyptian Book (1994)Unsold
1994 The Egyptian Book$16.3kSign up
1994 Reclining Figure$24.9kSign up
1994 The Egyptian Book$21.3kSign up
1994 Reclining Figure$17.4kSign up
1994 The Egyptian BookUnsold
1995 Woman Sleeping$15.1kSign up
…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.
2000s 38 works
- Sold
- 30 of 38
- Median
- $12.1kSign up
- Average
- $60.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 16.5 in (38 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (37), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (16)
2000 Head of a Naked Girl (Treves 91)$10.2kSign up
2000 After Chardin (Treves 88)$5.1kSign up
2000 After Chardin (Small Plate)$3.5kSign up
2000 After Chardin$11.3kSign up
2000 Head of a Naked GirlUnsold
2000 After ChardinUnsold
2000 Head of a Naked Girl$27.1kSign up
2000 After Chardin (Small Plate)$9.7kSign up
2000 After Chardin$23.2kSign up
2000 After Chardin$77.3kSign up
2000 Pluto Aged Twelve$77.3kSign up
2000 After Chardin (Small Plate)$8.8kSign up
Show 12 more (2000s)
2000 Head of a Naked Girl 2000Unsold
2000 After Chardin (small plate) 2000Unsold
2001 Portrait Head (2001)Unsold · sold 2×
2001 Portrait Head$11.2kSign up
2001 Portrait HeadUnsold
2001 Portrait Head$29kSign up
2001 Portrait Head 2001Unsold
2002 Eli$134kSign up
c. 2003 Painter's Garden (Treves 105)Unsold
2003 After Constable's Elm (Treves 103)$10.2kSign up
2003 Solicitor's Head$7.7kSign up
c. 2003 The Painter's Garden$61.9kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
Creation date not recorded
3 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $8.4kSign up
- Average
- $8.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 8 in (23 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2014 Two men in the studio$8.4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Lucian Freud auction results →