# Lucian Freud - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T06:07:11.865Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 646
- Lots with prices: 480
- First auction date: 1997-06-25
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-23
- Median realised price: $21,600
- Price range: $30 to $86,265,000

## Market Takeaway
Lucian Freud shows very deep auction liquidity with 586 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $23,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($23,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $10,625 and $92,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 4.1% (18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 18.4% (80 sales)
- $10,000\+: 77.5% (337 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 27
- Previous 12 months sales: 44
- Recent 12 months median: $11,430
- Previous 12 months median: $11,970
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-07
- Days since latest sale: 42
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 333 lots
- Sotheby's: 90 lots
- Bonhams: 68 lots
- Phillips: 27 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 11 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 10 lots
- Arts Of World Auctioneer and Valuer: 8 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 8 lots
- Menzies: 7 lots
- Artcurial: 6 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-09 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) Four Figures Etching, 1991, on Somerset wove paper, dated and dedicated by the artist 'To Richard From Lucian' in pencil, a proof aside from the numbered edition of 30, printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, ... | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-four-figures-etching-1991-on-somerset-wove-paper-dated-and-dedicated-by-the-artist-to-richard-from-lucian-in-pencil-a-proof-aside-from-the-numbered-edition-of-30-printed-by-marc-balakjian-at-studio-prints-66-c-a88dc99302
2. 2025-02-02 | ENGLISH SELF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | $70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-self-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-82-c-f564e8ebae
3. 2025-01-26 | ENGLISH SELF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | $90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-self-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-116-c-c1446a6b77
4. 2025-01-25 | ENGLISH PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-141-c-40e48fba84
5. 2024-11-09 | ENGLISH SELF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-self-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-133-c-3cd49ba91a
6. 2024-10-10 | LUCIAN FREUD \(1922\-2011\). Young Magpie. charcoal and pastel on paper 18 x 2 | Christie's | £25,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-young-magpie-charcoal-and-pastel-on-paper-18-x-2-413-c-71644c08d7
7. 2024-10-10 | LUCIAN FREUD \(1922\-2011\). Head of a Woman. pastel on paper laid down on can | Christie's | £327,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-head-of-a-woman-pastel-on-paper-laid-down-on-can-383-c-ece46ca9d1
8. 2024-09-07 | ENGLISH SELF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-self-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-114-c-eff4719b9d
9. 2024-06-29 | ENGLISH SELF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | $60 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-self-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-136-c-d194085a3f
10. 2024-06-19 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) Boy and animals in a landscape 26.4 x 32.3 cm. \(10 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.\) \(Executed circa 1942\) | Bonhams | £220,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-boy-and-animals-in-a-landscape-26-4-x-32-3-cm-10-3-8-x-12-5-8-in-executed-circa-1942-8-c-534463584c
11. 2024-05-25 | ENGLISH SELF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING AFTER LUCIAN FREUD | Antique Arena Inc | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-english-self-portrait-oil-painting-after-lucian-freud-92-c-f4649e48b3
12. 2023-08-16 | LUCIAN FREUD, WOMAN SLEEPING, 1995 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$44,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-woman-sleeping-1995-35-c-b2e4730bea
13. 2021-06-08 | Lucie and Lucian Freud drinking coffee | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €325
14. 2026-06-23 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) The Painter's Garden Etching, 2003\-04, on Somerset Textured White paper, signed with the initials and numbered 18/46 in pencil \(there were also 12 artist's proofs\), printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, Lond... | Bonhams | £17,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-the-painter-s-garden-etching-2003-04-on-somerset-textured-white-paper-signed-with-the-initials-and-numbered-18-46-in-pencil-there-were-also-12-artist-s-proofs-printed-by-marc-balakjian-at-studio-prints-lond-48-c-00f15c8e2c
15. 2026-06-23 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) Portrait Head Etching, 2005, on Somerset White wove paper, signed with the initials and numbered 12/46 in pencil \(there were also twelve artist's proofs\), printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London, publis... | Bonhams | £5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-portrait-head-etching-2005-on-somerset-white-wove-paper-signed-with-the-initials-and-numbered-12-46-in-pencil-there-were-also-twelve-artist-s-proofs-printed-by-marc-balakjian-at-studio-prints-london-publis-47-c-2582176ce6
16. 2026-06-23 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) Before the Fourth Etching, 2004, on Somerset wove paper, signed with the initials and numbered 8/46 in pencil \(there were also 12 artist's proofs\), printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London, published by ... | Bonhams | £1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-before-the-fourth-etching-2004-on-somerset-wove-paper-signed-with-the-initials-and-numbered-8-46-in-pencil-there-were-also-12-artist-s-proofs-printed-by-marc-balakjian-at-studio-prints-london-published-by-46-c-96f23913bf
17. 2026-06-23 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) After Chardin \(small plate\) Etching, 2000, on Somerset Textured White paper, signed with the initials and numbered 77/80 in pencil \(there were also 24 artist's proofs\), printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, ... | Bonhams | £3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-after-chardin-small-plate-etching-2000-on-somerset-textured-white-paper-signed-with-the-initials-and-numbered-77-80-in-pencil-there-were-also-24-artist-s-proofs-printed-by-marc-balakjian-at-studio-prints-44-c-84e2b41a5c
18. 2026-06-23 | Lucian Freud \(British, 1922\-2011\) After Chardin Etching, 2000, on wove paper, signed with the initials and inscribed 'A.P 5/12', one of 12 artist's proofs aside from the edition of 46, printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London, published ... | Bonhams | £4,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-british-1922-2011-after-chardin-etching-2000-on-wove-paper-signed-with-the-initials-and-inscribed-a-p-5-12-one-of-12-artist-s-proofs-aside-from-the-edition-of-46-printed-by-marc-balakjian-at-studio-prints-london-published-43-c-dbdd72f231
19. 2026-06-17 | Lucian Freud, etching on paper, 1992 | Millea Bros Ltd | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-etching-on-paper-1992-1257-c-49329e6585
20. 2026-06-10 | Lucian Freud \(1922\-2011\) An extensive reference archive comprising circa 60 books | Forum Auctions \- UK | £1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-an-extensive-reference-archive-comprising-circa-60-books-35-c-cce6009fa8
21. 2026-04-15 | LUCIAN FREUD \(1922\-2011\). Head of an Irishman. Image: 29 ¼ x 22 1/8 in. \(74 | Christie's | $9,525 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-head-of-an-irishman-image-29-1-4-x-22-1-8-in-74-160-c-e0193e2e6d
22. 2026-04-13 | Lucian Freud \(1922\-2011\); New Yorker; | Bonhams | $9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-new-yorker-135-c-0b20675106
23. 2026-04-13 | Lucian Freud \(1922\-2011\); Before The Fourth; | Bonhams | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-before-the-fourth-134-c-ec46fdd35a
24. 2026-04-13 | Lucian Freud \(1922\-2011\); Painter's Garden; | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lucian-freud-1922-2011-painter-s-garden-133-c-86e0be3035

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