Curated by the artist's longtime studio assistant and friend, David Dawson, this important volume features twenty major and rarely seen paintings by Lucian Freud (1922-2011). The book begins with works from 1990, when Freud began painting the performance artist Leigh Bowery: these large-scale portraits of Bowery ushered in a new sense of monumentality in the artist's oeuvre. Inspired by Bowery's impressive physique, Freud began working on a larger scale, which emphasized the physical presence of his subjects.
Despite their grand scale, Freud's subjects are still depicted with a sense of intimacy, penetrating honesty, and psychological depth. The naked body is a subject that has special significance in Freud's oeuvre. Nakedness was a way for Freud to get a more truthful portrait.
Freud's probing oils get fresh consideration in this monograph and Dawson provides insights and stories about Freud working on these portraits, giving an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the life of a contemporary master of representational art.
| ISBN: | 9780847866847 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2019 |
| Author: | Acquavella Galleries |
| Illustrator: | Lucian Freud |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli International Publications an imprint of Acquavella |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics |
Curated by the artist's longtime studio assistant and friend, David Dawson, this important volume features twenty major and rarely seen paintings by Lucian Freud (1922-2011). The book begins with works from 1990, when Freud began painting the performance artist Leigh Bowery: these large-scale portraits of Bowery ushered in a new sense of monumentality in the artist's oeuvre.
Lucian Freud features in the following genres: The arts: general topics
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Lucian Freud was written by Acquavella Galleries and published by Rizzoli International Publications an imprint of Acquavella
Lucian Freud has 128 pages