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Girl with a White Dog
Purchased 1952
actions: postures and motions
adults
animals: mammals
bed
body
breast
clothing and personal items
dog, bull terrier
dressing gown
Epstein, Kathleen
female
furnishings
Garman, Kitty
individuals: female
named individuals
nudes
objects
people
portraits
sitting
woman
<p>This painting shows Kitty Garman, Freud’s first wife. Although it is hard to tell from the painting, Garman is pregnant with their second child. The setting, the dog’s pose, and the way her robe appears to have slipped off her shoulder, exposing her breast, give this image an intimate feel. This contrasts with the anonymous title of the work, and Garman’s blank expression. Freud was known for depicting his sitters – often friends and lovers – in a way that suggests intimacy, but often feel uncomfortable for the viewer.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2020</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
20 June 2002 – 25 May 2003
2003-05-25
20 June 2002 – 22 September 2002
2002-09-22
2002-06-20
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-06-20
Lucian Freud
Exhibition
11 April 2005 – 27 November 2006
2006-11-27
11 April 2005
2005-04-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-04-11
Bacon Butler Freud
Collection based display
1 June 2005 – 31 October 2005
2005-10-31
1 June 2005 – 31 October 2005
2005-10-31
2005-06-01
Museo Correr (Venice, Italy)
2005-06-01
Lucien Freud
Loan-out
6 February 2007 – 20 May 2007
2007-05-20
6 February 2007 – 20 May 2007
2007-05-20
2007-02-06
Fundación Caja (Casa de las Alhajas) (Madrid, Spain)
17 June 2007 – 16 September 2007
2007-09-16
2007-06-17
Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth, USA)
http://www.kimbellart.org
2007-02-06
The Mirror and the Mask: The Portrait in the Age of Picasso
Loan-out
23 February 2007 – 2 March 2008
2008-03-02
23 February 2007 – 2 March 2008
2008-03-02
2007-02-23
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-02-23
Nudes
Collection based display
1 August 2008 – 15 November 2008
2008-11-15
1 August 2008 – 15 November 2008
2008-11-15
2008-08-01
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Middlesbrough, UK)
http://www.visitmima.com/
2008-08-01
Nudes
Loan-out
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
1 September 2011 – 31 January 2012
2012-01-31
1 September 2011 – 31 January 2012
2012-01-31
2011-09-01
Kunsthal Rotterdam (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
2011-09-01
Stanley Spencer
Loan-out
9 February 2012 – 28 October 2012
2012-10-28
9 February 2012 – 27 May 2012
2012-05-27
2012-02-09
National Portrait Gallery (London, UK)
http://www.npg.org.uk
2 July 2012 – 28 October 2012
2012-10-28
2012-07-02
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, USA)
2012-02-09
Lucian Freud Portraits
Loan-out
7 October 2013 – 12 January 2014
2014-01-12
7 October 2013 – 12 January 2014
2014-01-12
2013-10-07
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna, Austria)
2013-10-07
Lucian Freud
Loan-out
1 March 2015 – 27 August 2015
2015-08-27
1 March 2015 – 31 May 2015
2015-05-31
2015-03-01
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen (Siegen, Germany)
2015-03-01
Lucian Freud "Animals Dressed"
Loan-out
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
3 October 2022 – 18 June 2023
2023-06-18
14 February 2023 – 18 June 2023
2023-06-18
2023-02-14
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain)
2022-10-03
Lucian Freud
Loan-out
14 June 2023 – 28 April 2024
2024-04-28
14 June 2023 – 28 April 2024
2024-04-28
2023-06-14
Tate Modern (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
2023-06-14
The Yageo Exhibition: Capturing the Moment
Exhibition
29 June 2024 – 16 November 2024
2024-11-16
29 June 2024 – 16 November 2024
2024-11-16
2024-06-29
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
2024-06-29
Capturing the Moment
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
Girl with a White Dog
support: 762 × 1016 mm
frame: 954 × 1200 × 92 mm
Purchased 1952
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<p>This painting shows Kitty Garman, Freud’s first wife. Although it is hard to tell from the painting, Garman is pregnant with their second child. The setting, the dog’s pose, and the way her robe appears to have slipped off her shoulder, exposing her breast, give this image an intimate feel. This contrasts with the anonymous title of the work, and Garman’s blank expression. Freud was known for depicting his sitters – often friends and lovers – in a way that suggests intimacy, but often feel uncomfortable for the viewer.</p>
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<p><b>N06039</b> GIRL WITH A WHITE DOG 1950–1
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<p>Inscr. ‘1950–51’ on back.</p>
<p>Canvas, 30×40 (76×102).
<br/>Purchased from the artist (Knapping Fund) 1952.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> Hanover Gallery, May 1952 (2), lent by the Tate Gallery; Venice Biennale, 1954 (British Pavilion, 79).</p>
<p>The sitter was the artist's first wife Kathleen, daughter of Epstein and Kathleen Garman. She appears in many of his early pictures.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, I
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-22T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults animals: mammals bed body breast clothing and personal items dog, bull terrier dressing gown Epstein, Kathleen female furnishings Garman, Kitty individuals: female named individuals nudes objects people portraits sitting woman