Background
Freud, Lucian Michael was born on December 8, 1922 in Berlin. Son of Ernst and Lucie Freud.
Artist in the 1950s.
Kate Moss with Lucian Freud, 2010.
Lucian Freud by Francis Goodman, 1945
Lucian Freud in his studio at the age of 25.
Lucian Freud working 1969.
Lucian Freud with his parrot, 2012.
Lucian Freud standing on his head in his studio with his daughter the fashion designer Bella Freud pictured in 1983.
(“The greatest living realist painter” is how Robert Hughe...)
“The greatest living realist painter” is how Robert Hughes described Lucian Freud in 1998. He is probably most famous as a portraitist, a portraitist above all of nudes. Stripped of their clothes, his sitters - mostly friends or family members - are revealed in all their vulnerability. Their gorgeously painted flesh is alive. A
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2005
(Freud at Work is a rare glimpse into the life of one of t...)
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 undiminished energy and discipline. In 120 revealing black-and-white and color photographs taken in Lucian Freud’s London studio, and in a fascinating in-depth interview, we come to understand the stages of the artist’s work and the intensity of his interaction with his subjects - whether fellow artist David Hockney, the Queen of England, or performance artist Leigh Bowery, among others.
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Freud, Lucian Michael was born on December 8, 1922 in Berlin. Son of Ernst and Lucie Freud.
Student, Center School Arts and Crafts, London, 1939. Student, East Anglian School Painting and Drawing.
Teacher Slade School Art, 1948-1958. Visiting assistant Norwich School Art, 1964-1965.
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2006(“The greatest living realist painter” is how Robert Hughe...)
2005Still-Life with a Book
Ib
Man in a Headscarf (also known as The Procurer)
Portrait of a Man
Woman with a Daffodil
The Painter's Mother Resting III
Susie
Portrait of a Young Man
Pluto and the Bateman Sisters
Strawberries
Blond Girl, Night Portrait
Man with Arms Folded
Naked Man Back View
Girl with a Kitten
Triple Portrait
Ali
Baby on a Green Sofa
Cyclamen
Michael Andrews and June
Leigh on a Green Sofa
A Painter
A Man and his Daughter
Head of the Big Man
Girl Writing
Head of a Child
Night Portrait
Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond
Annabel
Man with Leg Up
Head of a Girl
Two Irishmen in W11
Child with a Toy Dog
Woman in a Grey Sweater
Man's Head, Small Portrait III (Self-Portrait)
Leigh Bowery
Girl's Head
Factory in North London
Stephen Spender
Girl in a Blanket
Self-Portrait with Black Eye
Lord Goodman in his Yellow Pyjamas
Painter and Model
Untitled (Quince)
Girl by the Sea
Final Portrait
The Egytptian Book
Still Life (Quinces)
Double Portrait
Rose and Sweet Pea
Man in a Mackintosh
Annabel Sleeping
Francis Wyndham
A Filly
Figure with Bare Arms
Frank Auerbach
The Painter's Mother II
Blond Girl
Bruce Bernard
Interior with Plant, Reflection Listening (Self-Portrait)
Head of Bruce Bernard
Thistle
Girl in a Dark Jacket
Young Girl Resting
The Painter's Mother III
Large Interior W11 (after Watteau)
Naked Man with his Friend
Francis Bacon
Naked Girl Asleep I
Boy's Head
Night Portrait
The Painter's Daughter Ib
Evening in the Studio
Girl with a White Dog
Bella
Guy Half Asleep
The Painter's Brother, Stephen
Girl in a Fur Coat
The Painter's Mother Reading
Acacia
Blonde Girl on a Bed
Small Naked Portrait
Girl in a Dark Dress
John Minton
Landscape with Birds
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping II
Sleeping Head
Woman Sleeping
Dark Coat II
Last Portrait of Leigh
Untitled
Pregnant Girl
Bruce Bernard Seated
Seaside Garden
Head of a Boy
Palm Tree
Large Head
Self-Portrait with Hyacinth in a Pot
Esther
Annabel, portrait III
Two Men in the Studio
Large Interior, Paddington
Naked woman on a sofa
Wasteground with Houses, Paddington
Two Plants
Naked Man on a Bed
Bella
The Painter's Mother Resting I
Girl with closed eyes
Man&'s Head, Self Portrait
Girl Reading
Interior at Paddington
Guy and Speck
Man with a Feather
Portrait of Rose
Seated Nude
Buttercups
Ill in Paris
Daffodils and Celery
Head of a Man
The Painter's Father
The Painter's Mother
A Woman Painter
Head of a woman (Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Cavendish)
Two Men
Head of Boy with a Book
Child Reading II
Head of a Child
Annie
The Painter's Mother
Naked Man with Rat
Fragment Head of Gerald Wilde
Double Portrait
Naked Portrait with Reflection
Man at Night (Self-Portrait)
Fred
The Big Man
Bella
Self-Portrait
Annie and Alice
Portrait of Ib
Man in a String Chair
The Painter's Mother
Head on a Green Sofa
Red Haired Man on a Chair
Hotel Bedroom
John Deakin
Naked Girl Perched on a Chair
Evacuee Boy
Man in a Chair
Large Interior, London W.9.
The Village Boys
Standing by the Rags
Susie
Memory of London
Box of Apples in Wales
Naked Girl
Annabel
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (also known as Big Sue)
Horse Smiling
Woman with a Tulip
Girl Holding her Foot
The Sparrowhawk
Portrait of Stephen Spender
Portrait of Christian Berard
Girl in Bed
Woman in a White Shirt
Girl in Striped Nightshirt
Girl with her Eyes Closed
Bella and Esther
Woman in a Butterfly Jersey
Naked Child Laughing
Naked Portrait
Leigh under the Skylight
Man Smoking
Girl with Fig Leaf
Bella in her Pluto T-Shirt
Naked Girl with Egg
Lying by the Rags
Girl with Leaves
A Young Painter
Painter Working, Reflection
Reflection (Self-Portrait)
Naked Portrait
The Painter's Room
Lawrence Gowing
Two Japanese Wrestlers by a Sink
Father and Daughter
Naked Girl Asleep II
Naked Girl
Man Posing
Girl in a White Dress
Bella
Girl with Roses
Reflection with Two Children (Self-Portrait)
Woman Smiling
Bella Final Version State II
Girl Sitting in the Attic Doorway
Esther
Man in a Sports Shirt
Ib and her Husband
With British Navy, 1942. Member American Academy and Institute Arts and Letters (honorary), American Academy Arts and Sciences (honorary foreign).
Married Kathleen Garman Epstein, 1948 (dissolved 1952). 2 children; Married Caroline Maureen Blackwood (dissolved 1957).