Etching Plate
2003 (made)
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Lucian Freud is one of the most renowned artists of the later 20th century. He made the etching After Constable's Elm(for which this is the printing plate) around the time of the large exhibition of work by John Constable held in Paris in 2002 (he selected the exhibition, and the small painting Elm (1821) was one of the works included in the show.) The British Council published a book of conversations between Freud and the exhibition curator, critic William Feaver, called Freud on Constable; the print was made especially for this book. The V&A has an impression of the print (E.1063-2003).
The plate is of added interest because Marc Balakjian, the printer, persuaded Freud to cancel the plate unobtrusively by adding his initials top left, rather than by scoring or punching through the image.
The plate is of added interest because Marc Balakjian, the printer, persuaded Freud to cancel the plate unobtrusively by adding his initials top left, rather than by scoring or punching through the image.
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| Materials and techniques | Etched copper plate |
| Brief description | Lucian Freud: Copper etching plate for 'After Constable's Elm', 2003 |
| Physical description | Copper etching plate with the image of 'After Constable's Elm', an etching by Freud inspired by Constable's painting in the V&A. Portrait format. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | LF (the artist's initials, incised top left, to cancel the plate.) |
| Credit line | Given by Lucian Freud, with Marc Balakjian and Dorothea Wight of Studio Prints |
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| Summary | Lucian Freud is one of the most renowned artists of the later 20th century. He made the etching After Constable's Elm(for which this is the printing plate) around the time of the large exhibition of work by John Constable held in Paris in 2002 (he selected the exhibition, and the small painting Elm (1821) was one of the works included in the show.) The British Council published a book of conversations between Freud and the exhibition curator, critic William Feaver, called Freud on Constable; the print was made especially for this book. The V&A has an impression of the print (E.1063-2003). The plate is of added interest because Marc Balakjian, the printer, persuaded Freud to cancel the plate unobtrusively by adding his initials top left, rather than by scoring or punching through the image. |
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| Accession number | E.14-2009 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2009 |
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