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Greig, G: Breakfast with Lucian

By Geordie Greig

Greig, G: Breakfast with Lucian Social Sciences

Greig, G: Breakfast with Lucian

By Geordie Greig

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In this kaleidoscopic memoir, Greig remembers Freud's stories: of death threats; escaping from Nazi Germany; falling out with his brother Clement; loathing his mother; painting David Hockney; sleeping with horses; escaping the Krays; painting the Queen; his controversial role as a father; and why Velázquez was the greatest painter. It is revelatory about his art, his lovers, his children, his enemies and his love of gambling. Freud dared never to do dull, speaking candidly of dancing with Garbo as well as painting Kate Moss naked. Those closest to him, after decades of silence and secrecy, have spoken frankly about what life was like living, loving or sitting for the greatest figurative portraitist of the twentieth century. Partly based on hours of taped conversations with the artist and his circle, and drawing on interviews with those who knew Freud intimately - including many girlfriends, models, dealers and bookmakers - Breakfast with Lucian is an intimate portrait of the artist as a young and old man. Illustrated with many unseen photographs of Freud, it is a uniquely fascinating, personal and authoritative account of one of the greatest British painters of this century and the last, and a profile of a man who makes everyone else's life seem less lived.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2015-01-29
Publication Date:
2015-01-29
Publisher:
Vintage
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0099572761
ISBN13:
9780099572763
Weight:
739 g
Height:
177 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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