BOSTON - Without a whole lot of anagrammatical labor, "modern master," which is a term most people in the art game apply to Lucian Freud, becomes "monster dream," which might well describe - to some, anyway - both the artist and his art. Freud might actually like that. Lucian Freud's biography makes bad boy Paul Gauguin - whose life and work I just dove into in these pages - look like a choirboy. A choirboy in a dark religion, admittedly, but still . . .

7 paintings you must see from Lucian Freud's first retrospective at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

As well as his unforgettable portrait paintings, Lucian Freud also created numerous etchings – and they too show humanity as fraught yet beautiful

The next painter is another one I’ve not featured on my blog yet. Lucian Freud passed away back in 2011 so he’s another dead artist/painter and we’re going back to his 50’s …

His lush pandanus, aloe and zimmerlinde are painting at its bravest. So why are they overlooked – and what could they teach us about the climate emergency?

Portraiture, 20"x24" x2" on canvas, ready to hang. Nancy Van Ness is a contemporary American artist renowned for her captivating use of colors in her oil paintings. Her vibrant palette brings life and excitement to her pieces, making them truly stand out. Through her bold and expressive style, Nancy Van Ness Art has gained recognition and admiration from art enthusiasts around the world. With a keen eye for abstract compositions, Nancy brings humor, storytelling, abstraction and details to her paintings. Inspired by renowned post-impressionist painters like Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, and Lucian Freud, Nancy infuses her own unique style into each piece. Awards • Best in Show – ‘Small Works XIX’ – Webster Arts Exhibitions – selected artist • Webster Arts • ‘Emptiness - 2024’ • ‘The 9th Biannual Exhibition’ – Angad Arts Hotel • ‘Figurative Works’ – Fontbonne • ‘Best Day’ – B’Extraordinaire • ‘Poolside’ Exhibit – JAG Gallery • ‘Art St. Louis XXXIX’ – Art St. Louis • ‘Summer Show’ – MAC • ‘Contemporary Abstraction’ – Hilliard Gallery Show • Jones Gallery Show Art Shows • Heartland Club Show 2023, 2022 & 2021 • Gateway Pastel Artist Show, 2021, 2020 & 2019 • Fontbonne MA Show, 2020 • Albrecht Art Museum Show KCAI Art Show Education Fontbonne University - St. Louis, Missouri MFA and MA – studied under Victor Wang Kansas City Art Institute -Kansas City, Missouri BFA in Design less

April 14, 2019If you were the sitter, you were the most important person in the world for Lucian,” says David Dawson, director of the Lucian Freud Archive and former studio assistant to the prominent British painter, known for his visceral, acutely observed portraits. “That’s a very strong feeling, when someone pays that much attention to […]

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One of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century, Lucian Freud, would have been 100 years old on the 8th December 2022. It will also be 10 years sinc

The memoir Self-Portrait by Celia Paul details how she fell in love with artist Lucian Freud at the Slade in the 1970s.

Jonathan Jones: Freud worked his way into the tradition of Constable and Gainsborough to release the deepest, most intense painting of recent times – as in this study of fellow artist Auerbach