Woman's Head with a Yellow Background

© Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service

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Freud’s paintings from the early 1960s mark a radical departure from his previous more realistic style. He starts to use a broader brush with a denser application of paint creating greater visual movement. This sitter features in at least two other paintings from the time; Freud is known for building a relationship with his sitters and his portraits reflect their personality and physical presence.

Touchstones Rochdale

Rochdale

Title

Woman's Head with a Yellow Background

Date

1963

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 32 x W 23 cm

Accession number

1278

Acquisition method

purchased from the Mayor Gallery, 1983

Work type

Painting

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Touchstones Rochdale

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