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Lucian Freud : the painter's etchings / Starr Figura.

Title
Lucian Freud : the painter's etchings / Starr Figura.
Author
Figura, Starr
Publication
New York : Museum of Modern Art ; Distributed in the United States and Canada by D.A.P., Distributed Art Publishers, c2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Freud, Lucian
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Description
144 p. : col. ill., ports.; 31 cm.
Summary
"One of the foremost artists working today, Lucian Freud had redefined portraiture and the nude through his frank scrutiny of the human form. Although he is best known as a painter, etching is integral to Freud's practice. This volume accompanies a major Museum of Modern Art exhibition presenting the full scope of Freud's etchings, along with a critical selection of related paintings and drawings. Organized by Starr Figura, Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings includes seventy etchings - from the artist's rare early experiments of the 1940s to the increasingly complex compositions he has created since rediscovering the medium in the early 1980s - juxtaposed with some twenty-two paintings and seven drawings. Figura's essay in this catalogue examines the dramatic dialogue among mediums in Freud's practice, and explores the crucial cross-pollinating relationship between his etchings and his works on canvas. Pared down to essentials of line, often depicting figures cropped or isolated against empty backgrounds, Freud's prints achieve a startling degree of psychological tension and formal abstraction. Etching is here revealed as a medium uniquely suited to Freud's distinct artistic goals."--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Painter's etchings
Subject
  • Freud, Lucian > Exhibitions
  • 1900-1999
  • Etching, English > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Portraits, British > 20th century > Exhibitions
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs
Note
  • Published to accompany the exhibition 'Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings' held at The Museum of Modern Art, 11 Dec. 2007 to 10 March 2008.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings / Starr Figura -- Plates.
ISBN
  • 9780870707063 (hbk.)
  • 087070706X (hbk.)
OCLC
  • 191263232
  • SCSB-11173197
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library