Lucian Freud
(1922-2011), ArtistSitter in 65 portraits
Artist of 6 portraits
Grandson of Sigmund Freud, he was born in Berlin and moved to England aged ten in 1933. He studied at the Central School of Art and the East Anglian School of Painting (1939-42) under Cedric Morris. His first solo exhibition was at the Lefevre gallery, London in 1944. In 1951 he won the Arts Council prize at the Festival of Britain and in 1954 exhibited at the Venice Biennale. He achieved recognition as one of Britain's foremost figurative painters, celebrated for his clinically raw and intensely observed portraits and nude studies. Freud believed his presence was implicit in every one of his paintings, stating 'all my work is autobiography'. A major retrospective was held at the National Portrait Gallery in 2012.
Explore the portrait of Lucian Freud by Jacob Epstein (NPG 5199) from all angles
by Jacob Epstein
bronze head, 1949
NPG 5199
by Frank Auerbach
etching, 1981
NPG 5466
by David Dawson
chromogenic print, 2002
NPG P1001
Lucian Freud; Sir Clement Raphael Freud; Stephen Gabriel Freud
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver postcard, circa 1933
NPG x202533
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by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x81760
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87287
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87288
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87289
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87290
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87291
Lorenza ('Lulu') Harris; Lucian Freud
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87292
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x87296
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1940s
NPG x195020
possibly by Ian Gibson Smith
Gelatin silver print, 1943
NPG x202527
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Related People
- Rose Boyt (daughter)
- Bella Freud (daughter)
- Sir Clement Raphael Freud (brother)
- Esther Freud (daughter)
- Matthew Rupert Freud (nephew)
- Sigmund Freud (grandfather)
- Stephen Gabriel Freud (brother)
- Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (wife)
- Mathilde Hollitscher (née Freud) (aunt)
- Albie Morrissey (grandson)
- Celia Paul (partner)
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