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The Painter's Garden - Signed Print by Lucian Freud 2003 - MyArtBroker

The Painter's Garden
Signed Print

Lucian Freud

£40,000-£60,000Value Indicator

$80,000-$120,000 Value Indicator

$70,000-$110,000 Value Indicator

¥370,000-¥550,000 Value Indicator

50,000-70,000 Value Indicator

$390,000-$590,000 Value Indicator

¥7,680,000-¥11,520,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

8% 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: 46

Year: 2003

Size: H 64cm x W 88cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Lucian Freud's The Painter's Garden (signed) is estimated to be worth between £40,000 to £60,000. This etching print, created in 2003, has an auction history of seven sales since its entry to the market on 30th March 2011. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 46.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2019Christie's New York United States
March 2016Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2015Sotheby's London United Kingdom
October 2014Christie's New York United States
November 2012Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2012Sotheby's London United Kingdom
February 2012Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Lucian Freud is renowned for his masterful handling of the etching needle, and The Painter's Garden is testament to his ability to bring a sense of liveliness to this monochromatic printing process. Through varied tone and a range of mark-making throughout the work, Freud gives this landscape a tonality that mimics the natural light he observed when creating this work en plein air.

From the top right, the leaves of a willow tree cascade towards the centre, drawing a powerful compositional line towards the shrubbery on the ground. By not overworking the etching plate in these areas, the leaves seem to glisten with rain or morning dew. Though the work is monochromatic and two-dimensional, Freud's handling of line and tone gives the scene a natural movement, as though the etched leaves might be able to move with the wind. Whether Freud was working from human, animal, or plant subject matter, he etched them with the same meticulous attention to detail, telling of his close attachment to the places most familiar to him.