Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication
A portrait titled 'Man in a Black Scarf', previously denied by artist Lucian Freud, has been authenticated and will be exhibited for the first time. The work was painted during his student years, but personal feuds led the artist to disown it for decades.
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Man in a Black Scarf (1939) will be shown publicly for the first time in an exhibition at the Garden Museum in London. Photograph: The Garden Museum View image in fullscreen Man in a Black Scarf (1939) will be shown publicly for the first time in an exhibition at the Garden Museum in London. Photograph: The Garden Museum Lucian Freud Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication Artist said Man in a Black Scarf was not his but evidence has emerged to show he painted it when a student in Suffolk
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