Buch Robert Hughes,Lucian Freud "Lucian Freud Paintings"

A study of the paintings of twentieth-century artist Lucian Freud, with illustrations

I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having the look of the sitter, being them.

In his highly acclaimed essay for this survey of the artist's work, Robert hughes points out that the reality pursued in Freud's paintings goes far beyond naturalism. It is both startling and disconcerting, producing some of the most powerful and moving visual images to have appeared in the last fifty years. Freud has almost single-handedly redefined the figurative painting of our time. No other living painter possesses his unique ability to paint the texture and thinness of skin over flesh, and his distinctive portraits have a haunting quality that makes them impossible to forget.This volume, with over 100 superb colour reproductions of his greatest paintings, pays tribute to one of the most original and accomplished artists of twentieth century.