£975 

Barnett Freedman:
Nude, mid-1920s
Framed (ref: 10428)

Pencil on paper

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Provenance: The Artist's family

Literature: Llewellyn, Sacha, and Paul Liss. Portrait of an Artist. Liss Llewellyn, 2021, p.149.

As newly-weds Claudia and Barnett lived in two rooms near the Euston Road, one of which Freedman used as a studio as he sought to combine theatrical activities with oil painting, remarking later "I nearly starved".