The Brigadier (painting)

The Brigadier
ArtistLucian Freud
Year2004
MediumOil on canvas[1][2]
SubjectAndrew Parker Bowles
Dimensions223,5 cm × 138,4 cm (880 in × 545 in)
LocationPrivate collection

The Brigadier is a 2004 oil on canvas painting by the British artist Lucian Freud (1922–2011). It is a larger than life seven foot high portrait of Andrew Parker Bowles.[3] In 2015 the work sold at auction at Christie's in New York City for $34.89 million.[4]

  1. ^ "Lucian Freud (1922-2011)". www.christies.com.
  2. ^ Sebastian Smee, Lucian Freud, Cologne, Taschen, 2008
  3. ^ Kamp, David. "Psychoanalyzing Lucian Freud". Vanity Fair.
  4. ^ "Lucian Freud portrait of Camilla's ex-husband sells for nearly $35m". 11 November 2015 – via www.theguardian.com.