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Pluto - Signed Print by Lucian Freud 1988 - MyArtBroker

Pluto
Signed Print

Lucian Freud

£60,000-£90,000Value Indicator

$120,000-$180,000 Value Indicator

$110,000-$160,000 Value Indicator

¥560,000-¥830,000 Value Indicator

70,000-110,000 Value Indicator

$610,000-$910,000 Value Indicator

¥11,710,000-¥17,560,000 Value Indicator

$80,000-$120,000 Value Indicator

-7% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 40

Year: 1988

Size: H 32cm x W 61cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Lucian Freud's Pluto, a signed etching from 1988, is estimated to be worth between £60,000 and £90,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth and has an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market in April 2014. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £60,000 across one total sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £59,528 in June 2021 to £60,000 in September 2024. The average annual growth rate of this work is -7%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2024Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
October 2022Los Angeles Modern Auctions United States
June 2021Phillips London United Kingdom
March 2018Christie's London United Kingdom
June 2017Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Pluto was gifted to Freud by a close friend in 1988, and quickly became one of his most treasured companions and a source of inspiration for his art. Though the figure cuddling up to Pluto has been cropped out of the frame, this has recently been confirmed to be the figure of Freud's close friend and erstwhile lover Susanna Chancellor. Typical of the other etchings of Freud's Dogs in our collection, Pluto is a tender representation of the beloved pet who was so integral to Freud's studio and life.

Though Freud had other dogs throughout his lifetime, and bought Eli for his studio assistant David Dawson later in his life, Pluto seems to have been Freud's favourite dog. So vital was Pluto in Freud's personal life that his daughter, fashion designer Bella Freud, used the dog as her mascot for her eponymous fashion label, as we see in Bella In Her Pluto Shirt. The detail and softness with which Freud portrayed Pluto in this particular etching is testament for his deep attachment to the dog.