10 Interesting Lucian Freud Facts

Monday, June 23rd 2014. | People


Lucian Freud facts inform you with the famous German born British painter in the world. He was born on December 8th, 1922. He passed away on July 20th, 2011. Let’s find out more about his artistic works, personal life and early life below:

Lucian Freud Facts 1: life as a painter

Lucian was famous as a painter.  In his era, he was considered as one of the important British artists. His works were recognized with figure painting and impastoed portrait. Find out another famous painter in  Juan Gris facts.

Lucian Freud Facts 2: psychological penetration

Most of his paintings are unique because they always talk about psychological penetration. You can find the discomforting relation between the model and artist.

Lucian Freud Art

Lucian Freud Art

Lucian Freud Facts 3: solo exhibitions

There are several solo exhibitions that Lucian has done in his life. In 1994, he made a solo exhibition at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.  In 2012, a solo exhibition was conducted at National Portrait Gallery, London and Fort Worth Modern, Fort Worth.

Lucian Freud Facts 4: place of birth

Even though Lucian spent most of his time in Britain, he was born in Berlin. His father was Ernst L. Freud who worked as an architect. He was an Austrian man. His mother was Lucie, a German Jewish mother.

Lucian Freud Facts

Lucian Freud Facts

Lucian Freud Facts 5: relatives

Talking about his last name, people often linked him With Sigmund Freud. Actually Lucian was the grandson of Sigmund Freud. Clement Freud was his elder brother who worked as the writer, broadcaster and politician.

Lucian Freud Facts 6: Nazism

Nazism made his family moved to London in 1933. The family wanted to avoid any Nazi.

Lucian Freud Painting

Lucian Freud Painting

Lucian Freud Facts 7: education

Lucian was educated at Dartington Hall School in Ttones, Devon. Then he went to Bryanston School for a year. Due to his troublesome behavior, he was excluded from the school.

Lucian Freud Facts 8: education in art school

Lucian took a brief study at Central School of Art in London. Then he moved to Dedhamd and studied at Cedric Morris’ East Anglican School of Painting and Drawing. He created a great success there.

Lucian Freud Pic

Lucian Freud Pic

Lucian Freud Facts 9: Freud’s first solo exhibition

The first solo exhibition of Freud was in 1944.  He displayed the Painter’s Room at Alex Reid & Lefevre Gallery.

Lucian Freud Facts 10: marriage

At the end of 1953, Lucian married to Lady Caroline Blackwood. Both eloped in Paris. But Freud decided to spend the rest of his life in London.

Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud

The early painting of Freud was linked with German Expressionism and Surrealism.  You can find unique and unusual styles of animals, people and plants in his paintings. Are you satisfied with facts about Lucian Freud?


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