Lucian Freud
$47.99
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2026
Summary
‘One of the best books ever written by one painter about another’ John Russell, *The New York Times*
Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was exceptional among 20th-century artists. His vigorous and innovative paintings are works of consistent richness and force, often disturbing and haunting. This book, in which Freud took a large part, is exceptional in itself: he chose, grouped and presented the large selection of paintings and drawings. The text is by Sir Lawrence Gowing, who…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500030912 |
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| ISBN-10: | 050003091X |
| Author: | Lawrence Gowing, David Dawson |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 642g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 163mm x 237mm |
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Critics Review
‘One of the best books ever written by one painter about another’ - The New York Times
‘The definitive monograph on Lucian Freud … important and necessary’ - Financial Times
‘A handsome and illuminating account of [Freud’s] art’ - Observer
‘A masterly achievement’ - Arts Review
Lawrence Gowing
Sir Lawrence Gowing CBE RA (1918-1991) was an English artist, writer, curator, and teacher. Initially recognized as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee.
David Dawson is a renowned artist and photographer. His most well-known photographs are a series started in 2000 of Lucian Freud at work.
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