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Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

montaguestjohn — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:17:35 -0000

"and German expressionist Max Ernst"

Max Ernst was no expressionist. He was a leading surrealist; I suggest you correct this rather glaring error.

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

Sandrea Jeane — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:28:44 -0000

Thank you for sharing... That sounds like a wonderful, amazing experience, & he sounds like a remarkable fascinating man, & artist!!

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

Sandrea Jeane — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:27:17 -0000

This was very interesting, informative & touching... I'm glad I stopped by! Also, enjoy reading the comments... R.I.P., Lucian!

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Julie Radford — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:56:11 -0000

He was far from unhappyand gloomy actually a great conversationalist and very charming man. As a sitter the process was amazing I was very lucky to spend time in his company and as I remember he felt lucky to have the time to do what he loved

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

vaselino — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:33:24 -0000

Obviously talented, and had a unique style, but his paintings are very ugly. If he saw life like that, then he must have been a very unhappy man. As an amateur artist I think that art should be either an attempt at the beauty of things ,or if not, at least didactic.

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

flicks — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:30:39 -0000

"Freud's gaze scares the bejesus out of me." Its necessary to paint as he did - he was making marks and then modifying them; standing back looking at what he had done and comparing to what he saw this repeated many thousands of times = his gaze. This process creates intensity and a kind of singularity of being.

He chose to use thick impasto to paint humans - we are all curves - many subtle, it always seemed antagonistic to 'the way of of doing it' - dead colouring and glazes of Vermeer, as if it was necessary to give himself a real hard time to be himself in the face of painting history.

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william garrett — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:52:22 -0000

He seems to have made everyone he painted look ugly and unpleasant I bet he was a miserably gloomy sod.

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

guesswho — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:31:33 -0000

I don't mean to be rude or cause offence, but Mr Freud's gaze scares the bejesus out of me. Are you sure he was a nice person? I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge someone by their steely gaze?

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

Freudpsa — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:45:37 -0000

Lucian Freud In Memoriam: His death is a real body blow . . . .

See "Freud's Body Ego or Memorabilia of Grief: Lucian Freud and William Kentridge" by Jennifer Arlene Stone (ISBN 0967916186) New York 2003 (paperback on Amazon).
See also "Lucian" on THE APP on javari
http://javari.com/Lucian.pdf

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

fathers4donuts — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:30:29 -0000

I saw him eating a hearty lunch last November at the Wolseley in Picadilly, so this is quite a shock. His depiction of ripe, naked flesh was unsurpassed, even if it might put you off your lunch.

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

markstanding2 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:39:30 -0000

That's ok, and I found it a very interesting article, cheers!

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clauf — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:08:51 -0000

Lucian Freud is
definitely a great master with his marvelous painting skills and the messages
his paintings conveyed. Lucian Freud in art is like James Joyce in literature. Some people might not like his painting, but his
position in art world can’t be denied.

But I’m pretty sure his
materpieces will stay in meseums, unlike other masters like Van Gogh, Da Vinci
and Claude Monet’s great works, which are known by every one and are reproduced
to be hung in ordinary people’s home. The problem he had with critics is not
realism or abstraction. It’s Aestheticism. The people in his paintings are
mostly ugly, serious, and look very uneasy. That makes his oil paintings not
suitable for home decor. Home needs to be a haven with calm and peace. Also,
according to Chinese Fengshui, that will not bring good luck.

If you are looking to buy
a good oil painting to beautify your home with very limited budget,
reproduction of Claude Monet’s works and Van Gogh’s landscape and floral oil
paintings would be great choice. Here you can find lots of : http://
satchel-mart.com
If you prefer people subject paintings, better go
for Gustav Klimt’s instead of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The reason is cheap
reproduction Mona Lisa rarely have that mysterious heavenly smile. Actually the
look on most of their faces are weird.

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

David C — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:31:41 -0000

It would have been nice if the article could have included images of Freud's other works as well, perhaps in the form of a slide show.

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Florence Waters — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:18:48 -0000

Ach, the trouble with writing in haste. You are right, thanks. He was not 600. But he was so strong and lively in his old age, that it would not have surprised me if he had lived and worked for another decade! Very sad.

Re: Lucian Freud: 10 things you didn't know about his paintings

markstanding2 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:46:39 -0000

"Even
into the sixtieth decade of his career, he still celebrates the unique
history of each material thing he drew and painted."

It's amazing he keeps going considering he's almost 600 years old.