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Birthday card from Frank Auerbach to Lucien Freud: PD.217-2015

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Titles

Birthday card from Frank Auerbach to Lucien Freud

Maker(s)

Auerbach, Frank

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Description

A sketch based on a photograph taken by Bruce Bernard in 1990 of Freud standing next to a portrait of Leigh Bowery

Notes

History note: Lucien Freud

Legal notes

Allocated by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax, from the estate of Lucien Freud, 2014

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government Estate of Lucien Freud

Components of the work

Sheet Height 122 mm Width 155 mm
Frame Height 191 mm Width 222 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.217-2015
Primary reference Number: 209463

Audit data

Created: Thursday 27 October 2016 Updated: Wednesday 3 December 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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