Lucian Freud - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679452540 ISBN 13: 9780679452546

Publisher: Random House, 1996

Synopsis

Lucian Freud's massive nudes are among the most powerful and moving visual images of our time, and in this exhaustive overview of Freud's career, readers can trace how he arrived at them. Photos of Freud at work provide a unique view of this very private man. 340 illustrations, many in color.

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Review:

Lucian Freud has always stirred controversy with his radical reinvention of artistic conventions. In particular his graphic male nudes, both portraits of himself and of others, have embodied a rejection of youth's sleek smooth lines in favor of age's unglamorous and unvarnished naturalism. His recent studies of obese male and female models have renewed his reputation as controversialist. This book reminds us that some of his work over the years has been at times more accepted. His portrait of artist Francis Bacon set new standards for truth in portraiture. He painted his mother with huge affection. His landscapes of London have been taken as social commentary, reflections of the metaphorical and literal decay he sees around him. This book records the artist's career after 50 years as a painter.

About the Author:

Bruce Bernard, the author of the introduction, knew Freud from 1943 and his knowledge of the artist and his work was unparalleled.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679452540
• ISBN 13: 9780679452546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Bruce Bernard, Derek Birdsall