Lucian Freud's 1992 painting Nude with Leg Up (Leigh Bowery) at Hirshhorn Museum

Lucian Freud's 1992 painting Nude with Leg Up (Leigh Bowery) is held in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. The artwork was created in 1992 and features the performance artist Leigh Bowery as the subject. The painting was documented on the artcritical website on April 30, 2014. Freud's work is known for its intense psychological realism and unflinching examination of the human form. The Hirshhorn Museum serves as the permanent home for this significant piece from Freud's late career. Freud's paintings of Bowery represent some of his most celebrated works from the 1990s. The artwork continues to be accessible to the public through the museum's collection.