Lucian Freud Paintings by Robert Hughes


Lucian Freud Paintings
Title : Lucian Freud Paintings
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ISBN : 0500275351
ISBN-10 : 9780500275351
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 136
Publication : First published December 31, 1987

It is both startling and disconcerting, producing some of the most powerful and moving visual images to have appeared in the last thirty years. Freud—once dubbed "the Ingres of existentialism"—has almost single-handedly redefined the figurative painting of our time. No other living artist possesses his ability to paint the texture and thinness of skin over flesh, and his distinctive portraits have a haunting quality that makes them impossible to forget. This volume, with over one hundred superb reproductions of his greatest paintings, pays tribute to one of the most original and accomplished artists of the twentieth century.

Lucian Freud Paintings Reviews

  • Jim Angstadt

    The commentary at the beginning of this book was beyond my ability to understand. I guess that's not much of a loss; the paintings make their own impression. At first, I was confused. What is going on here? After several more viewings, spread over several days, some of my confusion abated. I started to see, or maybe imagine, the mood or personality of the paintings. That's tentative; maybe after more viewings I might see it differently.

  • reading is my hustle

    i checked this out from the library for reference whilst reading
    Breakfast with Lucian: The Astounding Life and Outrageous Times of Britain's Great Modern Painter. the books paired well together. so many of his paintings are unkind & reading the context behind them definitely gave me a better understanding of his work.

  • Kim

    I got this book after seeing an exhibit of Lucian Freud paintings in London. I was enthralled by him. I later saw his work again, here in The Hague at the Gemeentemuseum. I went several times. Lucian Freud handles the human body like a butcher handles meat. This might not sound like a complement, but it is, really. He has a way of making you look at the flesh on the bones, the solidity of the human form. This and the odd angles he chooses make the viewer, at least me, feel somewhat out of equilibrium and maybe even a little nauseous. But the fact of the matter is, I can't NOT look at them. I can almost smell them. (Which is not so pleasant.) So, I don't take down this book often, but I keep it on my shelf, if nothing else as a reminder that we are human.

  • Mike

    Absolutely Amazing. I love this book because A) I love this artist B) it depicts so many of Freud's paintings across his whole career. In addition to how amazing his art is, it's amazing the web of individuals that this artist was connected to. Much envy! Check him out!

  • James Schneider

    Lovely work, mediocre printing and curation.

  • Anne Kadet

    Yep, this guy can really paint.

  • Esteban Moraga

    por leerlo