Man Resting

License this image

To license this image or for more information please contact our Licensing team.

We can manage your request more quickly if you include the following information:

Image reference number: XXX
Title and author (if applicable)
Publisher/Producer/Broadcaster
Planned release date
Print run or number of units
Image size and position, example 1/4 page, full screen, front cover, inside
Languages/territorial distribution
Digital rights - format details and license period

Not on display

Artist/Maker	Studio Prints (printers) Freud, Lucian (artist) Balakjian, Marc (printer)
Place of origin	London (printed)

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.

The V&A holds two proofs of the first state - see E.335-2020 and E.336-2020.

Object details

Category	Prints
Object type	print
Title	Man Resting (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching on paper Printing Ink Paper Etching
Brief description	Lucian Freud: Cancellation proof of Man Resting, 1988. Etching. Printed by Marc Balakjian.
Physical description	Head and shoulders of a man lying face down, marked with a cross from corner to corner.
Dimensions	Plate height: 36.9cm Plate width: 41cm
Marks and inscriptions	C21 (In pencil, by Mark Balakjian)
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. The V&A holds two proofs of the first state - see E.335-2020 and E.336-2020.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.337-2020

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record created	February 17, 2020
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1530739/man-resting-print-freud-lucian/

Download as: JSON

License this image

Download image

Object details

About this object record

You may also like