35 - LUCIAN FREUD (1922–2011)

LUCIAN FREUD (1922–2011) The New Yorker, 2006 (Treves, 111) Etching on Somerset wove paper Signed with initials and numbered 26/46 in pencil Published by Acquavella Contemporary Art, New York Printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London Image: 37.9 x 37.9 cm Sheet: 64.8 x 57 cm Etching on wove Somerset paper, initialed in pencil and numbered 26/46, published by Acquavella Contemporary Art, New York Footnotes: Provenance Acquired directly from the publisher by the current owner Bibliography Toby Treves, *Lucian Freud: Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints*, London, Modern Art Press, 2022; a similar work is reproduced on page 268 under number 111 Public Collections Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 5 proofs. Solo Exhibitions Acquavella Contemporary Art, New York, 2006, no. 18, reproduced, titled *New Yorker*; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Australia, 2007, traveling exhibition, Australia, unnumbered; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007–2008, unnumbered, reproduced; Beck & Eggeling Gallery, Düsseldorf, 2009, unnumbered; James Hyman Gallery, London, 2009, no. 33, no catalog; Daniel Blau Gallery, Munich, 2011, unnumbered, reproduced; National Portrait Gallery, London, 2012, traveling exhibition in the United Kingdom and the United States, no. 130, reproduced; Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, 2013–2014, unnumbered, reproduced; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2016–2021, unnumbered, reproduced (according to Toby Treves) *The New Yorker* depicts William Acquavella, Lucian Freud’s dealer beginning in 1992 and publisher of his prints beginning in 2003. This etching is related to the painting *New Yorker in a Blue Shirt*, created by Lucian Freud in 2006. The etching was printed on Somerset Textured White paper in an edition of 46 copies, supplemented by 12 artist’s proofs, 2 printer’s proofs and 1 final proof, as well as several unnumbered artist’s proofs and test prints. *The New Yorker* depicts William Acquavella, Lucian Freud’s dealer since 1992 and the publisher of his prints since 2003. The etching is related to Lucian Freud’s 2006 painting *New Yorker in a Blue Shirt*. The etching was printed on Somerset Textured White paper in an edition of 46, supplemented by 12 artist’s proofs, 2 printer’s proofs, and 1 final proof, along with several unnumbered artist’s proofs and trial proofs. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR * VAT on imported items at the preferential rate (currently 5.5%) on the hammer price and buyer’s premium for works of art, collectibles, and antiques if the item remains within the EU. VAT on imported items at the reduced rate (currently 5.5%) applied to the hammer price and buyer’s premium for works of art, collectibles, and antiques, provided the item remains within the European Union. AR: Goods subject to the artist’s resale right, payable by the buyer. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com