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Man with a Thistle (Self-Portrait) by Lucian Freud — VisualArtsDB

Man with a Thistle (Self-Portrait)

Man with a Thistle (Self-Portrait)

1946

Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: support: 610 x 502 mm frame: 800 x 690 x 80 mm, 8.2 kg
Museum: Tate

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