Head on a Green Sofa
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| Artist | Lucian Freud |
| Year | 1960-1961 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 91.5 cm × 91.5 cm (36.0 in × 36.0 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
Head on a Green Sofa is an oil painting by Lucian Freud executed in 1960-1961. It is held in a private collection.
It is a portrait of Lady Lambton, wife of Antony Lambton, Viscount Lambton, 6th Earl of Durham. She is shown reclined in a couch, apparently sleeping or resting. It was sold at Sotheby's, London, 12 February 2014 by its then owner Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham, for £2,994,500.[1][2][3]