Not on display

Man Resting

Print
1988 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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
Object type
TitleMan Resting (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
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
Accession number
E.337-2020

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2020
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