Landscape
Print
1993 (printed)
1993 (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.
Freud started work on this etching in Tuscany, and brought the clod of earth with its weeds back to London with him, where he finished it. He may have been inspired by Albrecht Durer's watercolour Das grosse Rasenstuck (The Great Piece of Turf) (1503, Albertina, Vienna); a reproduction of this picture had hung on the wall of his family's apartment in Berlin so it was familiar to him. The plate was bitten and first proofed on 19 April 1993. There are minir foul biting marks across the plate. Freud used stopping out varnish to adjust come of the small details.
Freud started work on this etching in Tuscany, and brought the clod of earth with its weeds back to London with him, where he finished it. He may have been inspired by Albrecht Durer's watercolour Das grosse Rasenstuck (The Great Piece of Turf) (1503, Albertina, Vienna); a reproduction of this picture had hung on the wall of his family's apartment in Berlin so it was familiar to him. The plate was bitten and first proofed on 19 April 1993. There are minir foul biting marks across the plate. Freud used stopping out varnish to adjust come of the small details.
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| Title | Landscape (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Lucian Freud: Cancellation proof of Landscape, 1993. Etching. Printed by Marc Balakjian. |
| Physical description | A close-up view of tangled foliage and flowers. Scored across with thick black lines. |
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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. Freud started work on this etching in Tuscany, and brought the clod of earth with its weeds back to London with him, where he finished it. He may have been inspired by Albrecht Durer's watercolour Das grosse Rasenstuck (The Great Piece of Turf) (1503, Albertina, Vienna); a reproduction of this picture had hung on the wall of his family's apartment in Berlin so it was familiar to him. The plate was bitten and first proofed on 19 April 1993. There are minir foul biting marks across the plate. Freud used stopping out varnish to adjust come of the small details. |
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| Accession number | E.453-2020 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2020 |
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