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Forthcoming publications, available 9 February 2012

Lucian Freud Portraits

Sarah Howgate
Essay and interviews by Michael Auping
With a contribution by John Richardson
£35 (hardback) and £25 (Gallery exclusive paperback)

This authoritative survey of the artist’s portraits and figure paintings explores his work across seven decades, from the early 1940s to his death in 2011, and demonstrates his remarkable stylistic development and technical virtuosity.

Pre-order this publication now, with special Gallery offer of £5 off the hardcover.
Publication date 9 February 2012

Lucian Freud: Painting People

With an introduction by Martin Gayford and an appreciation by David Hockney
£10 (paperback)

An accessible 96-page introductory guide that brings together more than fifty portraits from public and private collections around the world. With personal insights from Martin Gayford and world-renowned artist, David Hockney.

Pre-order this publication now, with special Gallery offer of £5 off the hardcover.
Publication date 9 February 2012

A wide range of exhibition related books and gifts are available from the Gallery shops and online, including limited edition prints, posters and postcards. Plus discover an exclusive range of gifts inspired by images and colours in the exhibition and Freud’s quote ‘What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince’.

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