{"product_id":"lucian-freud-hardcover","title":"Lucian Freud - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Gowing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1982, Lawrence Gowing's \u003cem\u003eLucian Freud\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate portrayal of one of the twentieth century's most exceptional artists. At once a pivotal narrative, a furtive autobiography, and a profound exploration of what it means to think through paint, this book represents a historically significant collaboration between two of modern art's brightest minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on forty years of friendship--as well as his own painterly intuition--Gowing's commentary pushes language to the very edge of meaning, evoking the richness of Freud's art with poetic incisiveness as he locates, within the paint itself, \"a coiled vigilance and . . . a serpentine litheness in the ready, rapid way in which an object was confronted.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreud's deep involvement in the original book offers rare insight into the artist as he was in the 1980s. The conversations and questions that shape Gowing's text produced some of Freud's most memorable and widely quoted reflections, while Freud's choice and grouping of paintings and drawings reveal unexpected connections across his works, as seen through his eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompletely redesigned and reissued after many years out of print, this book remains a landmark publication on Lucian Freud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9.14 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47556344807677,"sku":"9780500030912","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/BhAw2kWpPI9780500030912.webp?v=1779321188","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/lucian-freud-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}