Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
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David and Eli
Lent from the Schroeder Collection courtesy of the Faurschou Foundation 2014
<p>The naked man in this portrait is David Dawson, Freud’s studio assistant during the last twenty years of his life. The dog is Eli, one of Freud’s whippets. This is the second of a series of four large paintings that show Dawson alongside Eli or Freud’s other dog, Pluto. Many of Freud’s late nudes were noted for their uncompromising scrutiny of the human body, densely applying paint to explore the materiality of flesh. By contrast, <span>David and Eli</span> evokes an underlying tenderness, and the deep connection between man and dog.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2015</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
23 November 2011 – 27 September 2015
2015-09-27
23 November 2011 – 27 September 2015
2015-09-27
2011-11-23
Tate Modern (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
2011-11-23
The Reclining Nude
Collection based display
26 July 2016 – 23 February 2020
2020-02-23
26 July 2016 – 13 November 2016
2016-11-13
2016-07-26
J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, USA)
25 April 2017 – 17 September 2017
2017-09-17
2017-04-25
Museo Picasso Málaga (Malaga, Spain)
16 October 2017 – 4 February 2018
2018-02-04
2017-10-16
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (Aarhus, Denmark)
4 March 2019 – 19 May 2019
2019-05-19
2019-03-04
State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow, Russia)
25 September 2019 – 23 February 2020
2020-02-23
2019-09-25
Chiostro del Bramante (Rome, Italy)
http://www.chiostrodelbramante.it/
2016-07-26
School of London
Tate partnerships & programmes
28 February 2018 – 13 January 2019
2019-01-13
28 February 2018 – 27 August 2018
2018-08-27
2018-02-28
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
28 September 2018 – 13 January 2019
2019-01-13
2018-09-28
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
2018-02-28
All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life
Exhibition
9 October 2018 – 13 January 2019
2019-01-13
9 October 2018 – 13 January 2019
2019-01-13
2018-10-09
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
2018-10-09
All Too Human
Loan-out
24 July 2021 – 16 January 2022
2022-01-16
24 July 2021 – 16 January 2022
2022-01-16
2021-07-24
Tate Liverpool (Liverpool, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/
2021-07-24
Lucian Freud: Real Lives
Collection based display
23 February 2022 – 5 June 2022
2022-06-05
23 February 2022 – 5 June 2022
2022-06-05
2022-02-23
Whitechapel Gallery (London, UK)
http://www.whitechapel.org/
2022-02-23
A Century of the The Artist's Studio 1920-2020
Loan-out
1 January 2026 – 31 May 2026
2026-05-31
1 January 2026 – 31 May 2026
2026-05-31
2026-01-01
Kunstmuseum Den Haag (The Hague, Netherlands)
2026-01-01
School of London - The Hague
Loan-out
David and Eli
unconfirmed: 1626 × 1740 mm
frame: 1805 × 1912 × 125 mm
Lent from the Schroeder Collection courtesy of the Faurschou Foundation 2014
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<p>The naked man in this portrait is David Dawson, Freud’s studio assistant during the last twenty years of his life. The dog is Eli, one of Freud’s whippets. This is the second of a series of four large paintings that show Dawson alongside Eli or Freud’s other dog, Pluto. Many of Freud’s late nudes were noted for their uncompromising scrutiny of the human body, densely applying paint to explore the materiality of flesh. By contrast, <i>David and Eli</i> evokes an underlying tenderness, and the deep connection between man and dog.</p>
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