Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits

Accompanying a landmark exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits traces the artistic evolution of one of the 20th century’s most influential figurative painters. Spanning nearly seven decades, this volume assembles a lifetime of self-depictions—from the graphic, linear works of the 1940s to the thick, fleshy impasto of his later years. By turning his unflinching eye on himself, Freud created a rigorous and sustained study of the aging process, situating his work within a grand tradition of self-portraiture alongside masters like Dürer and Rembrandt.