Lucian Freud
British · 1922–2011 · Painter, Printmaker
Lucian Michael Freud was a British painter and draughtsman, specialising in figurative art, who is known as one of the foremost 20th-century English portraitists. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Small Naked PortraitPhillips · £789,000≈ $1,095,448≈ €881,932Sign up to see
Naked Man on a SofaPhillips · £122,500≈ $189,434≈ €165,604Sign up to see
EliPhillips · £86,500≈ $133,764≈ €116,936Sign up to see
Lucian Freud’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
112
of 140 offered · 2012–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 138 | 111 | 80% | $25.9kSign up | $14kSign up | $189kSign up |
| Etching | 136 | 109 | 80% | $26.3kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $189kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $115Sign up | $115Sign up | $115Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $293Sign up | $293Sign up | $293Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.