Lucian Freud (Hardcover)

Hardcover. With more than 400 works, this is the most comprehensive publication to date on the much-admired painter Lucian Freud, now available in an accessibly priced and reduced format.First published in 2007, this is the singular volume of the great painters work. This reformatted definitive volume is now published in a smaller and more accessible size. It includes not only Freuds paintings but also his sketches, woodcuts, and powerful etchings. While the bulk of his paintings are female nudes, his cityscapes, plant studies, and interiorsexecuted in his distinctive muted palette and visible brushworkare all presented. The corpus of great works reveals Freud to be the premier heir today of Rembrandt, Courbet, and Cezanne. Freuds importance has long been recognized in England, but his present super-celebrity status dates from a retrospective at the Hirshhorn in Washington, DC, in 1987. William Feaver, painter and for many years art critic for The Observer, provides a unique account of Freuds preoccupations and achievement. This new edition includes Freud's last unfinished portrait of David Dawson, the painter who worked with Freud for twenty-five years. With more than 400 works, this is the most comprehensive publication to date on the much-admired painter Lucian Freud, now available in an accessibly priced and reduced format. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…