Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud's Sketchbooks
Yale University Press

Páginas: 110
Formato: 23x23x3
Peso: 1.0 kgs.
ISBN: 9780300223736

Previously unpublished drawings from the private sketchbooks of the pre-eminent British painter offer a new perspective on the artists personality and artistic genius This revelatory publication features a selection of beautifully reproduced images from the sketchbooks of Lucian Freud (19222011), one of the worlds greatest realist painters. Most of the sketches which include works in pencil, pastel, and watercolor from across the artists long career are published here for the first time. These fascinating images extend our understanding of Freuds work and demonstrate the scrutiny he brought to his subjects. The sketchbooks, now in the archive of the National Portrait Gallery, London, include portraits of Freuds family members, friends, and lovers. Designs for book covers, images of his beloved dogs and horses, landscapes, and interiors appear among nudes, still lifes, and several sketches that relate to major works. Around and between the drawings are Freuds annotations and jottings appointments, racing tips, notes, musings which, with startling immediacy, provide a glimpse into the working life of one of the 20th centurys most important artists. The book includes an insightful essay by Martin Gayford, who sat for portraits by Freud and knew him well, and an illustrated chronology of the artists life.