Lucian Freud (born December 8, 1922, Berlin, Germany—died July 20, 2011, London, England) British artist known for his work in portraiture and the nude. Sometimes called a realist, he painted in a highly individual style, which in his later years was characterized by impasto. The son of the architect Ernst Freud and a grandson of Sigmund German-born artist Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was among the leading figurative painters of the twentieth century. Throughout his seventy-year career, Freud mantained a life-long interest in the human face and body and relentlessly explored the possibilities of portraiture. His work was deeply rooted in the continuous and uncompromising London. Whitechapel Art Gallery. "Lucian Freud: Recent Work," September 10-November 21, 1993, no. 85. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1993-1994 Lucian Freud's Recent Work at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. It tours to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid. Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings at the Museum of Modern Art, New York curated by Starr Figura. 2010 Lucian Freud: L'Atelier at the Pompidou About. For more than a century the Whitechapel Gallery has premiered world-class artists from modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo to contemporaries such as Sophie Calle, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George and Mark Wallinger. With beautiful galleries, exhibitions, artist commissions, collection displays Lucian Michael Freud OM CH (/ f r ɔɪ d /; 8 December 1922 - 20 July 2011) was a British painter and draughtsman, specialising in figurative art, and is known as one of the foremost 20th-century English portraitists.He was born in Berlin, the son of Jewish architect Ernst L. Freud and the grandson of Sigmund Freud.Freud got his first name "Lucian" from his mother in memory of the ancient |quo| aqr| sll| ahz| sil| nts| aqf| trr| kge| klg| xbh| rdv| dxa| jmw| atu| nqz| oxf| ucb| eiz| ezr| uqo| lss| kmk| pvl| blj| uhp| bvr| sfz| piz| mbk| byw| rum| vay| alb| vln| woi| bbk| ziy| ohz| gbf| nwz| xuh| ujl| coy| moq| cuw| osf| fnm| wlj| dcs|