Sworders Modern British & 20th Century Art 20 April 2021

128 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20% Lots marked * will be subject to an additional fee - please see ARR details on page 136 MODERN BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY ART 104-308 Lot 296 *Harland Miller (b.1964) York, So Good They Named It Once’ giclée print in colours on wove, produced by York Art Gallery, 2020 sheet 84 x 55.5cm, unframed £600 - 800 Lot 297 Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) ‘EE-NUF!’ offset lithograph in colours, 2020, signed in felt tip pen sheet 82 x 58.5cm, unframed £300 - 500 Lot 295 *Lucian Freud OM CH (1922-2011) ‘Wanted, Portrait of Francis Bacon’, 2001 poster printed in black and red 85 x 60cm £500 - 700 In 1988, Freud’s portrait of Francis Bacon was stolen from a Lucian Freud retrospective at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Freud created a ‘Wanted’ poster featuring plain lettering, a black and white image of the stolen work and a generous reward. Only 2500 were printed and posted around Berlin in 2001. It is not known now how many survive. Following the interest in one in Sworders’ October 2020 sale, we are pleased to offer another example. This lot is sold together with a copy of the press statement and page of the Daily Telegraph from the launch of the appeal on Friday 22 June 2001. 297 296 295