The National Portrait Gallery is exploring a less familiar aspect of the artist’s work through his archive and recently ...
A highlight of this summer’s art season in London will be the sale of an extraordinary portrait by one of Britain’s greatest artists of the 20th century—Francis Bacon—depicting another—Lucian Freud.
Lucian Freud’s Unseen Self-Portrait and Sketchbooks Go on View “Truth heads into naked people bodies bodies whole complete living naked women avoid facial expression make bodies expressive of feeling, ...
A collection of previously unseen drawings, etchings and paintings by British artist Lucian Freud will be showcased at the National Portrait Gallery early next year in what will be the UK’s most ...
The British painter is still in his studio, 365 days a year. In a late turn to self-portraiture, he has turned his scrutiny on himself. By Elizabeth Fullerton A major London exhibition asks viewers to ...
“That’s a Freud?” critic Morf Vandewalt (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) asks Gita (Nitya Vidyasagar), an art cataloguer in Los Angeles. He gazes towards a large canvas in the corner of the room, a ...
A 1964 portrait of Lucian Freud by fellow British artist Francis Bacon will make its auction debut later this month at Sotheby’s in London with an estimate above £35 million (US$42.4 million). The ...
Freud at Work is a rare glimpse into the life of one of the most celebrated - and most private - artists working today. Though in his eighties, this great figurative artist continues to paint with ...