Biography Lucien Freud

Lyusienne Michael Freud menu December 8, Berlin-July 20, London-British artist of German-Jewish origin, specializing in portrait painting and naked nature; Master of the psychological portrait. Was one of the highest paid contemporary artists. Lucien Freud was born in Berlin in a wealthy family of Austrian-Jewish origin. His father - architect Ernst Ludwig Freud - was the youngest son of the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud; Mother- Lucy Freud in the girlishness of Brash,- came from the family of large forest and grain traders.

Freud and his family moved to the UK in the year in connection with the rise of Nazism. In the same year, he received British citizenship. In the year, Sigmund Freud moved to London with the youngest daughter, the founder of children's psychoanalysis, Anna Freud. The first personal exhibition of the artist took place in the London Gallery Lefevr Lefevre Gallery in the year. In the summer of the year, he comes to Paris, and then to Italy.

Lucien Freud's works are attributed to naturalism. From the year, he begins to write portraits and naked nature by applying paint in thick layers. The colors are usually muffled. He usually writes people from his environment - friends, acquaintances, relatives. In the year, his Interior At Paddington exhibition at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool was held, he later wins the prize on Festival of Britain, where he makes a reputation as one of the best modern masters in the field of figurative painting.

The Girl with A White Dog shows the first wife of the artist Katlin Epstein. Freud said that "he draws people not as they are, but what they could be." His work After Cezanne - the National Gallery of Australia for seven million was bought in an unusual shape. In the period from May to December, Freud wrote to Queen Elizabeth II work was criticized by leading British publications.

Lucien Freud's works are exhibited in the famous Wallace Collection Museum London - none of the contemporary artists have yet been exhibited in these halls. This is a fact, together with the previous details of the exhibition biography of grandson Sigmund Freud firmly enters him into “Modern Classics”. Not many artists are honored with such lifetime honors. In the year, the Louvre, along with the union of national museums, presented at one of the main exhibition sites of Paris, to the Grand Palad Grand Palais, “The Constable Exhibition - the Choice of Lucien Freud”.

What meant: one great English artist has the honor of being represented by the French public to another great English painter. In the same year, a retrospective of Lucien Freud in the London Tate Britain took place, which received a great resonance. Lucien Freud glory not only in the museum halls: in May, Freud’s painting “Social Warden Sleeps” was sold at a record price in the last days of his life, the artist worked on the painting “Portrait of the Dog”, which remained unfinished.

He died on July 20. According to art dealer, Freud died of an illness in his house in London. Details are not reported. Lucien Michael Freud on December 8, Berlin-July 20, London-British artist of German-Jewish descent, specializing in portrait painting and naked nature; Master of the psychological portrait.