{"product_id":"lucian-freud-9780500030912","title":"Lucian Freud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best books ever written by one painter about another.\" -- John Russell, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best books ever written by one painter about another' John Russell, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was exceptional among 20th-century artists. His vigorous and innovative paintings are works of consistent richness and force, often disturbing and haunting. This book, in which Freud took a large part, is exceptional in itself: he chose, grouped and presented the large selection of paintings and drawings. The text is by Sir Lawrence Gowing, who was a painter himself and was a long-standing friend of Freud's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780500030912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 04 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 22.9(H)x15.2(L)640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 640\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSir Lawrence Gowing CBE RA (1918-1991) was an English artist, writer, curator and teacher. Initially recognized as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee. David Dawson is a renowned artist and photographer, with his most well known photographs being a series started in 2000 of Lucian Freud at work.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'One of the best books ever written by one painter about another' - The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e'The definitive monograph on Lucian Freud ... important and necessary' - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e'A handsome and illuminating account of [Freud's] art' - Observer\u003cbr\u003e'A masterly achievement' - Arts Review","brand":"Lawrence Gowing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48808782856409,"sku":"9780500030912","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780500030912.jpg?v=1781329123","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/lucian-freud-9780500030912","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}