Lucian Freud portrait could fetch $29 million at Christie's
Posted April 28, 2016 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - Christie's is selling a Lucian Freud painting of his pregnant daughter as part of a sale representing centuries of British portraiture.
"Ib and her Husband," painted in 1992, is valued at about 18 million pounds ($29 million).
Works by Freud, who died in 2011 at 88, have sold for as much as $56 million.
The painting is part of a June 30 "Defining British Art" sale, announced Thursday, marking the 250th birthday of Christie's auction house.
Other lots include Joshua Reynolds' 1778 "Portrait of Lucy Long," valued at up to 3 million pounds ($4.4 million) and Lord Leighton's "Golden Hours" from 1864. It is valued at up to 5 million pounds ($7.3 million).
The works will be exhibited in London, Hong Kong and New York before the sale.
Christie's employees display a portrait from 1778 by Sir Joshua Reynolds, centre, as a family portrait from 1992 by Lucien Freud hangs left, and a portrait from 1864 by Frederic, Lord Leighton hangs right, at Christie's auction rooms in London, Thursday, April 28, 2016. The three paintings will be part of a curated evening sale called Defining British Art, and marks the start of Christie's 250th anniversary celebrations. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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People gather at a media opportunity, as a portrait from 1778 by Sir Joshua Reynolds is displayed at Christie's auction rooms in London, Thursday, April 28, 2016. The painting valued at 2-3 million UK pounds (2.9-4.38 million US dollars) will be auctioned on June 30 in the Defining British Art sale. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Christie's employees display a portrait from 1864 by Frederic, Lord Leighton at Christie's auction rooms in London, Thursday, April 28, 2016. The painting valued at 3-5 million UK pounds (4.38-7.29 million US dollars) will be auctioned on June 30 in the Defining British Art sale. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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A Christie's employee looks towards a portrait from 1778 by Sir Joshua Reynolds at their auction rooms in London, Thursday, April 28, 2016. The painting valued at 2-3 million UK pounds (2.9-4.38 million US dollars) will be auctioned on June 30 in the Defining British Art sale. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Christie's employees display a portrait from 1864 by Frederic, Lord Leighton, centre, as a family portrait from 1992 by Lucien Freud hangs right, and a portrait from 1778 by Sir Joshua Reynolds, hangs left, at Christie's auction rooms in London, Thursday, April 28, 2016. The three paintings will be part of a curated evening sale called Defining British Art, and marks the start of Christie's 250th anniversary celebrations. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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