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Lucian Michael Freud BIOGRAPHY
1922 Berlin, Germany - 2011 London, England. Known for: Nude figurative painting.
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:. "Lucian Freud, Figurative Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Is Dead at 88". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Published: July 21, 2011. Lucian Freud, whose... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:. "Lucian Freud, Figurative Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Is Dead at 88". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Published: July 21, 2011. Lucian Freud, whose stark and revealing paintings of friends and intimates, splayed nude in his studio, recast the art... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:. "Lucian Freud, Figurative Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Is Dead at 88". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Published: July 21, 2011. Lucian Freud, whose stark and revealing paintings of friends and intimates, splayed nude in his studio, recast the art of portraiture and offered a new approach to figurative art, died on Wednesday night at his home in London. He was 88. He died following a brief illness, said William Acquavella of Acquavella... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:. "Lucian Freud, Figurative Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Is Dead at 88". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Published: July 21, 2011. Lucian Freud, whose stark and revealing paintings of friends and intimates, splayed nude in his studio, recast the art of portraiture and offered a new approach to figurative art, died on Wednesday night at his home in London. He was 88. He died following a brief illness, said William Acquavella of Acquavella Galleries, Mr. Freud's dealer. Mr. Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud and a brother of the British television personality Clement Freud, was already an important figure in the small London art world when, in the immediate postwar years, he embarked on a... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:. "Lucian Freud, Figurative Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Is Dead at 88". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Published: July 21, 2011. Lucian Freud, whose stark and revealing paintings of friends and intimates, splayed nude in his studio, recast the art of portraiture and offered a new approach to figurative art, died on Wednesday night at his home in London. He was 88. He died following a brief illness, said William Acquavella of Acquavella Galleries, Mr. Freud's dealer. Mr. Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud and a brother of the British television personality Clement Freud, was already an important figure in the small London art world when, in the immediate postwar years, he embarked on a series of portraits that established him as a potent new voice in figurative art. In paintings like Girl With... Read full biography
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Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:
"Lucian Freud, Figurative Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Is Dead at 88"
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Published: July 21, 2011
Lucian Freud, whose stark and revealing paintings of friends and intimates, splayed nude in his studio, recast the art of portraiture and offered a new approach to figurative art, died on Wednesday night at his home in London. He was 88.
He died following a brief illness, said William Acquavella of Acquavella Galleries, Mr. Freud's dealer.
Mr. Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud and a brother of the British television personality Clement Freud, was already an important figure in the small London art world when, in the immediate p...But wait, there's more...
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