After Constable's Elm
Print
2003 (printed)
2003 (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 print was inspired by a painting by John Constable, Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree, c.1821, in the collection of the V&A, which Freud had tried and failed to copy in paint when he was student.
This print was inspired by a painting by John Constable, Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree, c.1821, in the collection of the V&A, which Freud had tried and failed to copy in paint when he was student.
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| Title | After Constable's Elm (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Lucian Freud: Trial proof of After Constable's Elm, 2003. Etching. Printed by Marc Balakjian. |
| Physical description | View of the trunk of a tree in a landscape. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 16D Light print on off-white paper. green black ink. Trial Proof |
| 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 print was inspired by a painting by John Constable, Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree, c.1821, in the collection of the V&A, which Freud had tried and failed to copy in paint when he was student. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.383-2020 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2020 |
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