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Man with a Blue Scarf
On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud
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This book is ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, particularly those fascinated by modern portraiture, the creative process, and the complex relationship between artist and sitter.
"An extraordinary record of a great artist in his studio, it also describes what it feels like to be transformed into a work of art." -- ARTnews
‘Will be read as long as Freud’s work is admired’ Sunday Times
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Lucian Freud (1922-2011), widely regarded as the greatest figurative painter of our time, spent seven months painting a portrait of the art critic Martin Gayford. The daily narrative of their encounters takes us into that most private place, the artist's studio, and to the heart of the working methods of this modern master—both technical and subtly psychological. From this emerges an understanding of what a portrait is, but something else is also built up: a portrait, in words, of Freud himself.
Full of wry and revealing observations, this is a book not quite like any other: the inside story of how it feels to pose for a remarkable artist, and be transformed into a work of art.
Man with a Blue Scarf offers readers an intimate glimpse into the process of posing and being painted, revealing not just the creation of a portrait, but insight into the artist behind it.
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Julian Barnes calls it "one of the best books about art, and the making of art, that I have ever read." The Observer praises it as a "vividly surprising, potent and dynamic" portrait of Freud, highlighting the painter's anarchic nature and wide-ranging views. The Guardian notes Gayford's wit, humour, and intelligence in capturing Freud's character, describing the book as "literally inimitable."
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ISBN: 9780500295182
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 August 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: 6 Illustrations, black and white; 57 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 192
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About the Author
Martin Gayford is art critic for The Spectator and the author of acclaimed books on Van Gogh, Constable and Michelangelo. He is the author of many books, including Man with a Blue Scarf, Rendez-vous with Art, (with Philippe de Montebello), A Bigger Message, Modernists & Mavericks, A History of Pictures (with David Hockney), The Pursuit of Art and Spring Cannot be Cancelled, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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