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Freud’s visceral portraits: a painter’s intimate, haunting vision.
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    216 pages

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    4 June 2026

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Summary

‘One of the best books ever written by one painter about another’ John Russell, *The New York Times*

Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was exceptional among 20th-century artists. His vigorous and innovative paintings are works of consistent richness and force, often disturbing and haunting. This book, in which Freud took a large part, is exceptional in itself: he chose, grouped and presented the large selection of paintings and drawings. The text is by Sir Lawrence Gowing, who…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780500030912
ISBN-10:050003091X
Author:Lawrence Gowing, David Dawson
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:216
Release Date:4 June 2026
Weight:642g
Dimensions:30mm x 163mm x 237mm
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Lucian Freud by Lawrence Gowing - ISBN: 9780500030912
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Critics Review

‘One of the best books ever written by one painter about another’ - The New York Times
‘The definitive monograph on Lucian Freud … important and necessary’ - Financial Times
‘A handsome and illuminating account of [Freud’s] art’ - Observer
‘A masterly achievement’ - Arts Review

About The Author

Lawrence Gowing

Sir Lawrence Gowing CBE RA (1918-1991) was an English artist, writer, curator, and teacher. Initially recognized as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee.

David Dawson is a renowned artist and photographer. His most well-known photographs are a series started in 2000 of Lucian Freud at work.

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