Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Thistle (Treves 34, Hartley 23), 1985
Etching · Paper · ed. 10/30
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026$16,640 ≈ £12,522 ≈ €14,622Sign up free to see price
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Lucian Freud (British, 1922–2011) · 1991
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Estimate $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,637 – £11,455) (≈ €8,460 – €12,689)
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Etching, on Somerset Satin White paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 23/25
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with initials and numbered 23/25 in pencil
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- I. 21.6 x 20.3 cm (8 1/2 x 8 in.) S. 43.2 x 39.1 cm (17 x 15 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030220)
- Date
- October 22, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 21
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,637 – £11,455) (≈ €8,460 – €12,689)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Head of a Man (Treves 66, Hartley 46), 1992
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Two Men in the Studio (H. 39, F. 46, T. 55), 1989
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Phillips · Feb 7, 2026$7,740 ≈ £5,696 ≈ €6,563Sign up free to see price
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Auctions at Showplace · Oct 8, 2026$6,000 ≈ £4,543 ≈ €5,364Sign up free to see price
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Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Donegal Man (2007), 2007
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Head of an Irishman (Treves 86), 1999
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