Bibliograph

Lucian Freud, self-portraits, Royal Academy of Arts

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Lucian Freud, self-portraits, Royal Academy of Arts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lucian Freud

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Royal Academy of Arts

Sub title

self-portraits

Summary

In 1964 Lucian Freud set his students at the Norwich College of Art an assignment: to paint naked self-portraits and to make them revealing, telling, believable ... really shameless. It was advice that the artist was often to follow himself. Visceral, unflinching and often nude, Freud's self-portraits chart his biography and give us an insight into the development of his style. These paintings provide the viewer with a constant reminder of the artist's overwhelming presence, whether he is confronting the viewer directly or only present as a shadow or in a reflection. Freud's exploration of the self-portrait is unexpected and wide-ranging. In this volume, essays by leading authorities, including those who knew him, explore Freud's life and work, and analyze the importance of self-portraiture in his practice. Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (27.10.2019-26.01.2020) / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (22.02.-25.05.2020)

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