Lucian Freud: Painting People

Lucian Freud: Painting People by Sarah Howgate. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780300182569.

This beautifully illustrated book features fifty of Lucian Freuds portraits and figure paintings, offering an excellent introduction to the work of one of the most innovative figurative artists of the 20th century. Arranged chronologically and ranging over seven decades, from the early 1940s to Freuds death in July of 2011, the book features Freuds portraits of subjects including Kitty Garman and Lady Caroline Blackwood, both of whom were married to the artist; his mother, Lucie Freud; friends and colleagues Martin Gayford and David Hockney; and more formal portraits of subjects including Andrew Parker Bowles and Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza.In his essay, critic Martin Gayford discusses Freuds standing as an artist and his place in art history and offers personal insights into the artists life and approach to portraiture. Artist and longtime friend David Hockney gives a revealing account of his own experience sitting for a portrait by Freud. An illustrated chronology and pre