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Woman leaning against a tree, near a statue, by some buildings with the sun peeking just above the roofline
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Peter Watson Oil on canvas, 1941 Private Collection
The Village Boys Oil on canvas, 1941 Private Collection The Village Boys was probably painted when Freud was studying at the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Benton End. Painted from life, it brings together a series of figures of varying scales. The large central figure and the boy to the right were from the nearby village of Hadleigh. Freud later described the boys 'as very weedy, nasty but strange. Their direct gaze is characteristic of Freud's way of making portraits throughout his life. It's possible that the cropped head to the left of the central figure is a self-portrait. Pinned on the wall behind the boys is a series of life drawings and above them is a painting of a horse's head.
Man with a Feather (Self-portrait) Oil on canvas, 1943 Private Collection Man with a Feather (Self-portrait), is one of the earliest self-portraits in the exhibition and it has psychological drama. Like a saint in a religious icon, Freud holds a feather in his left hand. The mysterious shapes floating on the watery background have been compared to icebergs, which could reference Freud's time in the merchant navy in Nova Scotia. The ominous figures of a crow-like bird and a man wearing a hat appear like shadow puppets at the windows of the building behind the figure.
Caroline Blackwood The writer and Guinness heiress, Caroline Blackwood, was a recurring model for Freud during their short-lived marriage in the early 1950s.The setting for Hotel Bedroom is the Hotel La Louisiane on the Rue de Seine in Paris, where the couple lived for a while. Blackwood is in the foreground while Freud stands at the window. The couple appear to be entirely separate from each other. Blackwood later reflected that although these portraits were regarded as violent at the time, in retrospect, they are thought of as Freud's most romantic. Hotel Bedroom Oil on canvas, 1954 Collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Canada.
More pics from the LUCIAN FREUD exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery last week. Some of these artworks have a strange off-kilter quality, as though the familiar and recognisable have been tweaked out of proportion in different ways. #Art #ArtSky #LucianFreud
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David Hockney Freud and the artist David Hockney had known each other since the 1970s and although Freud wanted to paint him, the opportunity did not arise until 2002. Hockney was fascinated by Freud's slow method and the degree of scrutiny it involved. Considering the 120 hours required for the sitting, Hockney remarked that Freud seemed to be always doing something new - 'not overlaying things, but constantly finding something that gives it a shimmer of life! Hockney reciprocated with a watercolour double portrait of Freud with his assistant David Dawson. Oil on canvas, 2002 Private Collection
Frank Paul Oil on canvas, 2002 Private Collection Frank Paul Charcoal on paper, 2006-8 National Portrait Gallery, London This painting is of the artist and presenter, Frank Paul, Freud's son with the artist Celia Paul. To maintain his pose, Paul occupied himself throughout the sittings by reading The Day of the Locust (1939) by Nathanael West and then a large biography of William Gladstone. The recently identified charcoal drawing of Paul (below) is one of several in Freud's sketchbook. In contrast to the painting, Paul is unaware of his father's gaze. Although the drawing is much looser than the painted portrait, it expertly captures his son's hesitant, wide-eyed look and hunched posture.
Head of a Girl Oil on canvas, 1992 Private Collection A portrait of the artist, Celia Paul. Paul sat for several important paintings in the 1980s while at the same time she was forging her own career as an artist, focussing on self-portraits and portraits of her close family. The head studies were all made around the same time as the painting in different mediums. Paul later reflected, as other sitters had done before her, that she felt Freud made her look older than her years. There is a naturalness to these portraits, in contrast to the more performative painting of the group. Head of a Girl started out as a full-length painting, which Freud then abandoned and cut down to the head and shoulders portrait. Head of a Woman Etching, 1982 Tate: Purchased 1982
Woman in a White Shirt is a portrait of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, commissioned by her husband. The Duchess fondly remembered Freud as being 'mercurial... will of the wisp...you can't describe his being'. Although she enjoyed sitting for the artist, she later remarked that she thought that this portrait, painted in her thirties, made her look much older. Woman in a White Shirt Oil on canvas, 1956-7 The Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth
More LUCIAN FREUD brilliance from yesterday’s trip to the National Portrait Gallery. If you’re going, allow plenty of time for the visit as there’s a *lot* to explore! #Art #ArtSky #LucianFreud
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The Painter's Mother Reading Freud's portraits of his mother, Lucie, unsentimental yet sensitive, belong to the artistic canon of portraits of mothers from Rembrandt to van Gogh. Freud's sitters are sometimes depicted reading and in The Painter's Mother Reading, although the pages are blank, the book she is reading is believed to be the Geschichte gyptens. This illustrated volume had been important to Freud since he was given it around 1939 and from which he was later to make a series of portraits. His mother, who had studied philology at university, would have had her own interest in this book. Oil on canvas, 1975 Private Collection
Reflection (Self-portrait) The way you paint yourself, you've got to try and paint yourself as another person. Freud was in his early sixties when he painted this self-portrait. Around the same time he was making portraits of his ageing mother. In the tradition of artists returning to portraits of themselves in moments of introspection, the painting could be interpreted as a reflection on his own mortality. Painted under harsh overhead lights, the artist's head casts a dramatic shadow on his chest. Oil on canvas, 1985 Private Collection
Caroline Blackwood The writer and Guinness heiress, Caroline Blackwood, was a recurring model for Freud during their short-lived marriage in the early 1950s. Girl in Bed is an example of the meticulously painted portraits of single figures he made at the time. As with other portraits of Blackwood, it demonstrates both a tenderness towards her and a suggestion of discomfort on her part. The setting for this and Hotel Bedroom is the Hotel La Louisiane on the Rue de Seine in Paris, where the couple lived for a while. The technique of high scrutiny was later described by the artist as being responsible for the occasional involuntary magnification' of the sitter's features, as seen here in Blackwood's disconcertingly large eyes. The double portrait, Hotel Bedroom, was painted two years later. Blackwood is in the foreground while Freud stands at the window. The couple appear to be entirely separate from each other. Blackwood later reflected that although these portraits were regarded as violent at the time, in retrospect, they are thought of as Freud's most romantic. Right Girl in Bed (Caroline Blackwood) Oil on canvas, 1952 Private Collection courtesy of Ordovas Far right Hotel Bedroom Oil on canvas, 1954 Collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Canada. Gift of The Second Beaverbrook Foundation.
Self-portrait Fragment Although Self-portrait Fragment appears unfinished, as the traces of the charcoal underdrawing remain, Freud exhibited it several times in his lifetime, which suggests he believed it had a life of its own. The painting gives us an understanding of the way the portrait was made - the composition emanates out from the eyes, forehead and nose. The artist appears to emerge from the canvas, the tips of his fingers meeting his face. Oil on canvas, about 1956 The Lewis Collection
Loved the LUCIAN FREUD exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery today. So many fascinating artworks to see. #Art #ArtSky #LucianFreud
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Ann Fleming, esposa del autor de "James Bond" Ian Fleming, presentó a Lady Caroline a Lucian Freud, y los dos se fugaron a París en 1952. Posó para varios de los retratos de Freud, incluyendo Girl In Bed, Girl in a Green Dress and Girl Reading.
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Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) Llegó a la capital británica para estudiar moda y, cuando comenzó a desarrollar sus diseños, el acercamiento irónico al mal gusto y al kitch le permitieron alejarse de las convenciones para desarrollar un estilo humorístico.
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LUCIAN FREUD #LucianFreud #DrawingintoPainting #NationalPortraitGallery - From nuanced lucidity to dense opacity, this show follows a painter’s journey in the wrong direction, says Sarah Kent www.theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/...
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Modern British Art Briefing 🇬🇧 From Lucian Freud’s drawings to the rise of St Ives modernists. Our latest report tracks the "flight to quality" in UK market and previews the critical March sales.
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Double Portrait, 1985 - Lucian Freud (1922-2011), peintre britannique figuratif, maître du portrait et du nu. Sa peinture épaisse, aux tons sourds, explore la chair, la psychologie et la présence physique des modèles, observés avec une intensité brute.
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