Sotheby's employee Chloe Stead holds Self Portrait with a Black Eye by British artist Lucian Freud as the newly discovered painting went on view to the public before being offered at auction.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jan 2010, 21:30 GMT
Updated 27th Jan 2010, 21:30 GMT
The painting, which has never before been exhibited, is expected to fetch 3-4m at auction when it is offered at Sotheby's Sales of Impressionist and Modern Art, and Contemporary Art in London on February 10.