Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
Mar 1, 2009
Publisher
Taschen
ISBN-10
3836512491
ISBN-13
9783836512497
Description
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.
Genres
Art & Photography