Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (also known as Big Sue), 1995 by Lucian Freud (1922-2011, Germany) Lucian Freud | WahooArt.com

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Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (also known as Big Sue), 1995 by Lucian Freud (1922-2011, Germany) Lucian Freud | WahooArt.com

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