Lucian Freud: Revised and Expanded Edition

Lucian Freud: Revised and Expanded Edition is a comprehensive monograph on one of the most important figurative painters of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Written by art critic, curator, and longtime Freud scholar William Feaver, this extensively illustrated volume surveys approximately seventy years of the artist’s remarkable career.

Featuring more than 400 reproductions, including numerous works not previously published, the book encompasses Freud’s celebrated paintings as well as drawings, sketches, woodcuts, and powerful etchings. His uncompromising portraits and self-portraits are joined by studies of nudes, plants, animals, and interiors, revealing the extraordinary range of an artist best known for his intense observation of the human figure.

Freud’s distinctive approach to figurative painting, characterized by visible brushwork, muted color, and an unsparing examination of his subjects, established him as one of the defining painters of postwar British art. The volume also considers his place within the broader tradition of European painting and his artistic relationship to masters such as Rembrandt, Gustave Courbet, and Paul Cézanne.

William Feaver offers an authoritative account of Freud’s artistic development, working methods, preoccupations, and achievements. Combining extensive scholarship with a sweeping visual survey of the artist’s work, this revised and expanded edition provides a substantial reference for collectors, scholars, and readers interested in Lucian Freud, figurative painting, and modern British art.