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Freud at Work: Lucian Freud in Conversation with Sebastian Smee
By Bernard, Bruce|Dawson, David
Freud at Work: Lucian Freud in Conversation with...
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Authors:
Bernard, Bruce|Dawson, David
Copyright:
2006
Format:
Hardcover
GTIN13:
9780307266002
ISBN10:
0307266001
Page Count:
256
Dimensions:
9.38x1.19x10.4
Publisher:
Knopf Publishing Group
Strand Notes
Like Margarita Cappock's recent book on Francis Bacon, this is a voyeuristic look into the mysterious studio world and working habits of one of the 20th century's most celebrated portraitists. The brilliant 113 color and 7 black-and-white photographs from the 1950s-2005 of Lucian Freud at work in his studio - with an in-depth interview by Sebastian Smee - offer rare insight into the mind of this extremelyprivate and consummate contemporary portrait painter. Coincides with an exhibition of new paintings in November 2006 @ New York. Illus., 120 full-color plates. 240p.
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A rare glimpse into the life of one of the most celebrated--and most private--artists working today. Though in his eighties, this great figurative artist continues to paint with undiminished energy and discipline.
In 120 revealing black-and-white and color photographs taken in Lucian Freud's London studio, and in a fascinating in-depth interview, we come to understand the stages of the artist's work and the intensity of his interaction with his subjects--whether fellow artist David Hockney, the Queen of England, or performance artist Leigh Bowery, among others. Two remarkable photographers have been recording Freud at work over the past twenty years . The artist, uncharacteristically, allowed Bruce Bernard, the acclaimed picture editor, to photograph him in the studio, especially during the years he was working with Bowery as his model. Following Bernard's death in 2000, David Dawson, the painter's assistant, began photographing the daily life of the studio, showing us the progress of Freud's paintings, his models--some naked, some famous--and the painter himself caught in moments of intense concentration. Though Freud has always been reluctant to give interviews, talk about the painters he admires, or discuss how he works, his conversation here with the Australian writer Sebastian Smee is frank and revealing. Unlike any other book we have seen about Freud--comparable to David Douglas Duncan's books of photographs of Picasso--this important document invites us for the first time into the secret domain of the artist.
In 120 revealing black-and-white and color photographs taken in Lucian Freud's London studio, and in a fascinating in-depth interview, we come to understand the stages of the artist's work and the intensity of his interaction with his subjects--whether fellow artist David Hockney, the Queen of England, or performance artist Leigh Bowery, among others. Two remarkable photographers have been recording Freud at work over the past twenty years . The artist, uncharacteristically, allowed Bruce Bernard, the acclaimed picture editor, to photograph him in the studio, especially during the years he was working with Bowery as his model. Following Bernard's death in 2000, David Dawson, the painter's assistant, began photographing the daily life of the studio, showing us the progress of Freud's paintings, his models--some naked, some famous--and the painter himself caught in moments of intense concentration. Though Freud has always been reluctant to give interviews, talk about the painters he admires, or discuss how he works, his conversation here with the Australian writer Sebastian Smee is frank and revealing. Unlike any other book we have seen about Freud--comparable to David Douglas Duncan's books of photographs of Picasso--this important document invites us for the first time into the secret domain of the artist.
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