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lucian freud
twentieth century art
Product details
- ISBN 9780500030912
- Weight: 640g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'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 was a painter himself and was a long-standing friend of Freud's.
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 was a painter himself and was a long-standing friend of Freud's.
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, with his most well known photographs being a series started in 2000 of Lucian Freud at work.
