Etching on paper
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Woman with an Arm Tattoo
Presented anonymously 1997
actions: processes and functions
adults
body
diseases and conditions
obesity
people
sleeping
tattoo
woman
<p>Since the 1950s Lucian Freud has pursued an individual artistic course as a painter and draughtsman of the nude model from life. Freud is known primarily for his paintings, but in the last decade his graphic work has become increasingly admired. In this study of a woman, his fascination with the substance and physical quality of flesh can be seen in the detailed folds of loose skin around the woman's neck and chest. His unflinching eye reveals both the vulnerability and fallibility of the human body. The wear and tear of experience is imprinted, like this woman's tattoo, on the body's surface.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper print etching
12 April 2010 – 6 February 2011
2011-02-06
12 April 2010 – 6 February 2011
2011-02-06
2010-04-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2010-04-12
Lucian Freud
Collection based display
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
Woman with an Arm Tattoo
image: 596 × 816 mm
Presented anonymously 1997
<p>Since the 1950s Lucian Freud has pursued an  individual artistic course as a painter and draughtsman of the nude model from life. Freud  is known primarily for his <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a>, but in the last decade his graphic work has become increasingly admired. In this study of a woman, his fascination with the substance and physical quality of flesh can be seen in the detailed folds of loose skin around the woman's neck and chest. His  unflinching eye reveals both the vulnerability  and fallibility of the human body. The wear and  tear of experience is imprinted, like this woman's tattoo, on the body's surface. </p>
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2004-08-27T00:00:00
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<p>An etching printed in black ink on white wove Somerset paper. The plate has been left unwiped for printing, creating a background tone on the paper. The artist has signed the print 'L.F.' and inscribed 'AP' in the bottom margin. The print is in mint condition.</p><p>Calvin Winner<br/>March 1998<br/></p>
Technique and condition
2001-09-05T00:00:00
technique-and-condition
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actions: processes and functions adults body diseases and conditions obesity people sleeping tattoo woman