Freud At Work by Sebastian Smee - ISBN: 9780224078719
Hardcover
Inside a master’s studio: painting, privacy, and unprecedented access.

Freud At Work

Lucian Freud in conversation with Sebastian Smee. Photographs by David Dawson and Bruce Bernard

  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2006

Summary

A rare insight into the mind of the greatest portrait painter of our time, accompanied by intimate photographs of the artist at work in his studio.

Lucian Freud is not only the most celebrated artist working in England, but one of the most private. He has frequently stated his reluctance to be photographed and he has almost never agreed to be interviewed. Following the publication of the last ten years of his work by Jonathan Cape in the autumn of 2005, the painter has agreed to talk …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780224078719
ISBN-10:0224078712
Author:Sebastian Smee, Lucian Freud, David Dawson
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Jonathan Cape
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 November 2006
Weight:1.53kg
Dimensions:268mm x 238mm x 40mm
About The Author

Sebastian Smee

Lucian Freud was born in Berlin in 1922. He is the grandson of Sigmund Freud. His work has been recognised and exhibited since 1944 in the major museums worldwide. His recent shows include a retrospective at the Tate, an exhibition on Constable which he selected for the Grand Palais in Paris and a show at the Wallace Collection, London. He will be shown at the next Venice Biennale.

Sebastian Smee comes from Sydney but until recently he was one of the art critics for the Daily Telegraph. He has now returned to write for a Sydney newspaper and to cover the international art scene.

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