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
Lucian Freud; Anne Geraldine Fleming
by Cecil Beaton
contact sheet, October 1950
NPG x40102
by Daniel Farson
bromide print, 1 August 1952
NPG x22187
Lucian Freud; Lady Caroline Blackwood
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 8 December 1953
NPG x194024
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, April 1956
NPG x14083
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 9 November 1969
NPG x135769
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 9 November 1969
NPG x210129
by Harry Diamond
gelitin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x135767
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210023
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 12 February 1970
NPG x210120
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210121
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210122
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210124
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210125
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210126
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210127
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 16 February 1970
NPG x210128
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 12 February 1970
NPG x210130
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 12 February 1970
NPG x210131
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 12 February 1970
NPG x210132
by Harry Diamond
gelatin silver print, 24 January 1970
NPG x210133
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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