Freud regularly returned to the motif of the reclining nude woman from the 1960s onwards. This painting, made in 1973-4, is one of a group of works which, by treating the figure with severe objectivity, create the effect of still life.

In: Whiteley, Jon, Catherine Casley, Colin Harrison, Marlia Mundell Mango, Timothy Newberry, Christian Rumelin, Catherine Whistler, and Timothy Wilson, The Ashmolean Museum: Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings, (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum 2004)

Provenance: Purchased with the assistance of the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund, 1988.

Text from Ashmolean Museum website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011)
Date: 1973-4

Image Details
Date: 28 March 2024
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