Head on a Green Sofa

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Head on a Green Sofa
ArtistLucian Freud
Year1960-1961
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions91.5 cm × 91.5 cm (36.0 in × 36.0 in)
LocationPrivate collection

Head on a Green Sofa is an oil painting by Lucian Freud executed in 1960-1961. It is a portrait of the late Lady Lambton, wife of Antony Lambton, Viscount Lambton, 6th Earl of Durham. It was sold at Sotheby's, London, 12 February 2014 by its then owner Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham, for £2,994,500.[1][2][3]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction London 12 Feb 2014" (PDF). Sotheby's. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ Furness, Hannah. "Lord Lambton's son to sell £3.5m Lucian Freud painting of his mother after inheritance row settled". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Paintings by Richter and Freud to be sold by Sotheby's". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Lawrence Gowing. Lucian Freud, London 1982, p. 121, no. 95, illustrated.
  • Exhibition Catalogue, Rome, Palazzo Ruspoli, Lucian Freud: Dipinti e opera su carta 1940-1991, 1991, p. 22, illustrated.
  • Robert Hughes, Lucian Freud Paintings, London 1993, p. 22, illustrated in colour.
  • Bruce Bernard and Derek Birdsall, Eds. Lucian Freud, London 1996, no. 96, illustrated in colour.