Lucian Freud : the self-portraits.
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-po...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Royal Academy of Arts,
[2019]
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| 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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| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21 October 2019 - 26 January 2020 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1 March - 25 May 2020. |
| Physical Description: | 150 pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-147) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781912520060 1912520060 |