Lucian Freud's Dozing Nude Could Fetch $47M at Sotheby's

Lucian Freud's painting 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet' (1995–96), depicting model Sue Tilley, is expected to sell for up to $47 million at Sotheby's in London this June. The work has been widely exhibited. In other news, the Metropolitan Museum of Art launched free memberships for New York SNAP recipients through its Explorer program, offering benefits like streamlined entry and previews. Franco-Argentine artist Julio Le Parc, known for his participatory works and anti-hierarchical approach, died at 97. In Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood, the ephemeral exhibition 'Once Removed,' organized by gallerists Zoë Hensley and Sammy Skidmore, transforms vacant houses slated for demolition with impermanent installations using materials like wax, cornstarch, and video. A guide to 15 art shows in Los Angeles this summer highlights punk culture, Odilon Redon, Willie Birch, and Samella Lewis. Greenpoint Open Studios in Brooklyn returned from pandemic hiatus, hosting over 250 artists. A member comment praises the return of painted book covers. An archive piece examines liminalism as a defining digital aesthetic of late capitalism.