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Birthday card from Frank Auerbach to Lucien Freud, 1994: PD.219-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Birthday card from Frank Auerbach to Lucien Freud, 1994

Maker(s)

Auerbach, Frank

Entities

Categories

Description

A sketch of Auerbach's painting 'After Rubens and Delilah', 1993

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1993

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and ink with coloured pencil on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.219-2015
Primary reference Number: 209465
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 27 October 2016 Updated: Monday 16 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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