Lucian Freud - The Self-portraits (Hardcover)

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 give us an insight into the development of his style as a painter. The works 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. Essays by leading authorities - including those who knew him well - explore Freud's life and work, and analyse the importance of self-portraiture in his practice and the intensity that he maintained when studying his own.

General

Imprint:	Royal Academy of Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2019
Authors:	David Dawson • Joseph Leo Koerner • Jasper Sharp • Sebastian Smee
Dimensions:	280 x 230 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-1-912520-06-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Promotions
LSN:	1-912520-06-0
Barcode:	9781912520060

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