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Sotheby’s to sell exceptional private collection of fresh-to-market drawings by Lucian Freud

LONDON.- In the wake of the strong prices achieved for works on paper by Lucian Freud in 2011, including the auction record which was established by Sotheby’s London in June 2011**, Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale an outstanding group of works on paper by Lucian Freud in the forthcoming Evening Auction of Contemporary Art on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012. This exceptional and encyclopaedic fresh-to-market private collection of five drawings spans more than four decades and attests to Freud’s masterful draughtsmanship. Combined, these extraordinary works are estimated to realise in excess of £1.5 million. Commenting on the sale of these drawings, Oliver Barker, Deputy Chairman Sotheby’s Europe and Senior International Specialist in Contemporary Art, said: “These remarkable works on paper provide a fascinating perspective on Freud’s method and the pivotal importance of drawing thro