The trove was donated by the estate in lieu of $4 million of inheritance tax. Landscape with figures by Lucian Freud, c. 1930s accepted by HM Government from the Estate of Lucian Freud and allocated ...

A highlight of this summer’s art season in London will be the sale of an extraordinary portrait by one of Britain’s greatest artists of the 20th century—Francis Bacon—depicting another—Lucian Freud.

Dawson (b 1960) is a Royal College of Art-trained painter, whose first job after graduating was to work for James Kirkman, then Freud’s dealer; he metamorphosed not only into Freud’s assistant, but ...

The British painter is still in his studio, 365 days a year. In a late turn to self-portraiture, he has turned his scrutiny on himself. By Elizabeth Fullerton A major London exhibition asks viewers to ...

Michael Auping, chief curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, admits there were some selfish reasons for his trip to London in late 2008. On one hand, he was going to negotiate on behalf of ...

“Breakfast with Lucian,” Geordie Greig’s juicy, eye-popping book about Lucian Freud, the notoriously priapic painter best known for raw portraits that stripped his sitters bare in every sense, doesn’t ...

A self-portrait by the British artist Lucian Freud is expected to sell for millions, with estimates ranging from £8 million to £12 million. The art and luxury auction house Christie’s will offer three ...