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Naked Portrait

By Rose Boyt

Naked Portrait Art & Literature

Naked Portrait

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'Hypnotic and propulsive' - The Sunday Times 'Thrilling' - The TLS 'Compulsive' - The Observer In Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud. Drawing on a diary she kept while sitting for him and which she found five years after his death. Nothing had been discussed, I just assumed I would be naked. I got undressed and asked him what he would like me to do. He said it was up to me. Enthralled by his genius, Rose remembered as uncontentious and amusing all the extraordinary stories he told her to keep her entertained in the studio, but the shock of the truth is profound when she looks back. What emerges is her compassion and love not just for herself as a vulnerable young woman but for the man himself, in all his brilliant complexity. 'Packed to the rafters with wisdom and insight, this immersive account of being the child of a genius is, itself, a work of art' - Frances Wilson, The Telegraph 'Books of the Year' 'Beyond the father-daughter dynamic is an evocative tale of coming of age in London in the 1980s' - Hettie Judah, The Times Literary Supplement 'The unexpected miracle of the book is its emotional complexity' - Claire Dederer, The Guardian
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
397
Release Date:
2024-05-30
Publication Date:
2024-05-30
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1035024918
ISBN13:
9781035024919
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
622 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
36 cm
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