A masterful etching by Lucian Freud, *After Constable's Elm* pays homage to John Constable's celebrated study of an elm tree while bearing the unmistakable intensity of Freud's own artistic vision. Rendered on Somerset Textured paper with full margins, the work showcases Freud's meticulous and deeply personal approach to printmaking, with his characteristic dense, probing linework bringing a raw, almost visceral energy to the natural subject. The textured surface of the paper enhances the richness of the etched lines, lending the composition a tactile depth that bridges the tradition of the Old Masters with Freud's distinctly modern sensibility.