Guinea-Bissau - Painter Lucian Freud - Stamp Souvenir Sheet GB12201b

This is a beautiful Souvenir Sheet, issued in 2012 in Guinea-Bissau, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the birth of German-born British painter Lucian Freud (1922-2011). The sheet includes an image of Freud at work, while the stamp features an image of Freud's painting "Benefits Survivor Sleeping" (1995). The sheet also features a description of the painting, which held the world record for the highest price paid for a painting by a living artist. The sheet is Michel catalog 35827/ Bl. 1028, and is Post Office fresh, mint never hinged, and F/VF.