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Sotheby's Presents Lucian Freud’s Ultimate Masterpiece - 'Sleeping By The Lion Carpet' In London
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 29, 2026: Sotheby's auction house unveils Lucian Freud’s masterpiece titled 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet', (est. £25-35 million) with the painting’s famed sitter Sue Tilley in London, United Kingdom on May 29, 2026. Critically acclaimed as ‘the most important work that Freud ever painted’, the painting is the final and most ambitious work in the artist’s celebrated quartet of monumental portraits of Tilley. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #13761011 |
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| Location | N/A |
| Photographer | WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto |
| Category | Arts, Culture and Entertainment |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto |
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