Lucian Freud

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British artist Lucian Freud is widely considered the most important figurative painter working today Master portraitist and specialist in nudes, Freud uses impasto to create depth and intensity while restraining his color palate to mostly muted hues His portraits may be physically unflattering to their subjects, but they are honest, frank, and unapologetic I paint people, Freud has said, not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be. Best Read eBook Lucian Freud Author Sebastian Smee – kino-fada.fr Beholding the AnimalYes, there are many fine books written about the famous figurative painter Lucien Freud and many of them have far better reproductions for the master s works But for those who have been considering investing in a monograph on Freud s works, a volume that gives enough representations of his oeuvre to appreciate the spectrum of his talent while giving readable and entertaining written information about the artist and his technique and subject choices, this affordable Taschen v Beholding the AnimalYes, there are many fine books written about the famous figurative painter Lucien Freud and many of them have far better reproductions for the master s works But for those who have been considering investing in a monograph on Freud s works, a volume that gives enough representations of his oeuvre to appreciate the spectrum of his talent while giving readable and entertaining written information about the artist and his technique and subject choices, this affordable Taschen volume is an excellent choice Sebastian Smee is a recognized authority on the art of Lucien Freud and in this particular book he has written several others about this artist he provides a concise and witty and informed background for appreciating the painter s early years and the periods through which Freud passed to arrive at the point of fame he now enjoys Smee divides this monograph into the follow...Oh this was wonderful You see, after reading the book about Schiele I was quite nervous my grandmother gave me the Volkskrant set with 20 books about Modern Masters for my graduation, but the first one I read was rather awkwardly written and boring But this was a perfect introduction to Lucian Freud, I think for example no sidetracking, with explanations, engagingly written Why yes Reinhard Steiner, I m looking at you I didn t know anything about Freud going into the book and I wasn t Oh this was wonderful You see, after reading the book about Schiele I was quite nervous my grandmother gave me the Volkskrant set with 20 books about Modern Masters for my gra...Espa ol La importancia de la obra de Freud en el mundo del arte actual es inherente a las vanguardias y enfoques de la pintura figurativas que se explotan y se exploran en el d a a d a Hay tanto poder en sus l neas, penetraci n en sus trazos, elegancia en su distribuci n y buen ojo en sus composiciones que golpean en la retina de una forma concisa y sin pretensi n El ensayo de Smee plantea unas cuestiones est ticas que hacen m s digerible la obra del nieto de Sigmund y dan al conocedor de beb Espa ol La importancia de la obra de Freud en el mundo del arte actual es inherente a las vanguardias y enfoques de la pintura figurativas que se explotan y se exploran en el d a a d a Hay tanto poder en sus l neas, penetraci n en sus trazos, elegancia en su distribuci n y buen ojo en sus composiciones que golpean en la retina de una forma concisa y sin pretensi n El ensayo de Smee plantea unas cuestiones est ticas que hacen m s digerible la obra del nieto de Sigmund y dan...This is a good quality inexpensive little art book written by a very good arts writer The reproductions are pretty good and clear The paper quality is excellent and page layouts are pleasing This is a good introduction to the work and life of one of the twentieth century s gre...The book itself is a gorgeous thing to hold The paper slides smoothly through your fingers with the pleasant scent of quality prints The choice between the paintings and the narrative is good It is not a very elaborat...Amazing, disturbing, fleshy, luminous, brutally honest, occasionally cruel, and human, all too human This book makes a very convincing argument that Lucian Freud 1922 2011 deserves to be remembered as one of the very greatest portrait painters full stop.A good introduction to Freud with some great paintings presented, if you want to get deeper into the man behind the paintings I would probably go elsewhere otherwise this is a great starting point.8 December 1922 20 July 2011The last of the Great Painters is goneGood Taschen monograph on the aptly dubbed Ingres of existentialism.I don t know what kind of man he was I heard he took an incredibly long time to paint a portrait He might have been a mystic, I don t know, but his art is touching, true and I love it.

Lucian Freud
  • English
  • 04 August 2018
  • Paperback
  • 96 pages
  • 3822858056
  • Sebastian Smee
  • Lucian Freud