Lucian Freud Portraits February 9-May 27 2012
'I've always wanted to create drama in my pictures, which is why
I paint people. It's people who have brought drama to pictures from the beginning. The simplest human gestures tell stories.'
Lucian Freud'
Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) was one of the most important
and influential artists of his generation. Paintings of people were
central to his work and this major exhibition, spanning over seventy
years, is the first to focus on his portraiture.
At the National Portrait Gallery, this exhibit was produced in close collaboration with the late Lucian
Freud, the exhibition concentrates on particular periods and groups of
sitters which illustrate Freud's stylistic development and technical
virtuosity. Insightful paintings of the artist's lovers, friends and
family, referred to by the artist as the 'people in my life', will
demonstrate the psychological drama and unrelenting observational
intensity of his work.
Featuring 130 works from museums and private collections
throughout the world, some of which have never been seen before, this
is an unmissable opportunity to experience the work of one of the
world's greatest artists.
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