After Chardin (small plate)
Print
2000 (printed)
2000 (printed)
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This is one of a group of 143 state, trial and cancellation proofs of etchings by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) which came from the collection of Marc Balakjian (1938-2017) of Studio Prints. Balakjian was Freud’s printer from 1985 and worked closely with him on the production of his etchings.
This work was one of two etchings made as a response to the painting The Young Schoolmistress by Jean-Siméon Chardin in the National Gallery, London.
This version, subtitled 'small plate' to distinguish it from the larger version which showed the whole composition, was made to focus on what Freud described as 'the most beautiful ear in art', and to draw attention to an overlooked detail - the girl's earring.
This is one of three proofs in the V&A collection The difference between this, the first (unpublished) state and second (published) state is that Freud added to the hatched area of background to the right to provide a stronger contrast between the face and the ground. See E.330-2020 for an proof identical to the edition.
This work was one of two etchings made as a response to the painting The Young Schoolmistress by Jean-Siméon Chardin in the National Gallery, London.
This version, subtitled 'small plate' to distinguish it from the larger version which showed the whole composition, was made to focus on what Freud described as 'the most beautiful ear in art', and to draw attention to an overlooked detail - the girl's earring.
This is one of three proofs in the V&A collection The difference between this, the first (unpublished) state and second (published) state is that Freud added to the hatched area of background to the right to provide a stronger contrast between the face and the ground. See E.330-2020 for an proof identical to the edition.
Object details
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| Title | After Chardin (small plate) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Lucian Freud: Trial proof of After Chardin (small plate) first state, 2000. Etching. Printed by Marc Balakjian. |
| Physical description | A detail of a girl’s ear, copied from Jean-Siméon Chardin’s painting The Young Schoolmistress. |
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| Credit line | Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2019 from the collection of Marc Balakjian and allocated to the V&A |
| Summary | This is one of a group of 143 state, trial and cancellation proofs of etchings by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) which came from the collection of Marc Balakjian (1938-2017) of Studio Prints. Balakjian was Freud’s printer from 1985 and worked closely with him on the production of his etchings. This work was one of two etchings made as a response to the painting The Young Schoolmistress by Jean-Siméon Chardin in the National Gallery, London. This version, subtitled 'small plate' to distinguish it from the larger version which showed the whole composition, was made to focus on what Freud described as 'the most beautiful ear in art', and to draw attention to an overlooked detail - the girl's earring. This is one of three proofs in the V&A collection The difference between this, the first (unpublished) state and second (published) state is that Freud added to the hatched area of background to the right to provide a stronger contrast between the face and the ground. See E.330-2020 for an proof identical to the edition. |
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| Accession number | E.328-2020 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2020 |
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