Lucian Freud

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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. Exhibition: Acquavella Galleries, New York, USA (05.04.-24.05.2019).

subjects: Freud, lucian, 1922-2011,  Painting, british,  Painting,  British Painting,  British Portrait painting,  British Drawing,  British Figurative painting,  Biography,  Pictorial works,  Self-portraits,  Exhibitions,  Self-portraits, British,  Selbstbildnis,  20.30 history of art: general,  Human figure in art,  Painters