Pluto, 1988 (etching with hand-colouring in ink on Somerset Satin White wove)

Bridgeman Images licensed etchings for the Lucian Freud exhibition 'Closer' in Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin - analytical observations and studies of transience

Lucian Freud (1922-2011) is one of the most important painters of Great Britain. His figurative works are counted among the masterpieces of the 20th century. He became famous mainly with his portraits of people and animals, which he observes in the raw and almost scientifically and brings onto canvas or paper. Capturing every wrinkle, scar and irregularity of the skin and every trace life has left. For the first time, 51 of his etchings are...