The painter's brother, Stephen
FREUD, Lucian
Image: © artist's estate. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
A grandson of Sigmund Freud, the artist was the pupil of Sir Cedric Morris. His paintings are of close family, friends and associates, rather than commissioned portraits. He has remarked, "Whom else can I hope to portray with any degree of profundity?". This portrait of his elder brother, painted in 1985-86, exemplifies Freud's probing vision. It also demonstrates his development towards more fibrous brushwork and greater impasto.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 223
Creation/Production
FREUD, Lucian
Date: 1985-1986
Acquisition
Purchase, 12/1986
Techniques
Oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
Art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
Oil
Canvas
Location
on display
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