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Breakfast with Lucian: The Astounding Life and Outrageous Times of Britain's Great Modern Painter (original 2013; edição 2013)

por Geordie Greig (Autor)

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"A memoir about the author's relationship with renowned painter Lucian Freud that includes interviews with many close friends and family members as well as critical analyses of Freud's art"--
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Título:Breakfast with Lucian: The Astounding Life and Outrageous Times of Britain's Great Modern Painter
Autores:Geordie Greig (Autor)
Informação:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2013), Edition: Illustrated, 272 pages
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The grandson of that famous other Freud, Sigmund, Lucian Freud became one of the most famous artists of the late 20th and early 21st century while fiercely resisting any sort of public exposure, including having his photos taken or giving interviews for most of his lifetime. Geordie Greig contrived after years of repeated efforts and conniving to secure a series of breakfast interviews with the notoriously monomaniacal artist, and also interviewed friends, former lovers and models after Freud had passed away in 2011; only at that point were they willing to break the vow of silence they had kept, which they weren't willing to breach before, even if Freud had acted in outrageous ways toward them, because somehow under the influence of the immense charm and influence he had exerted on them. Freud had not been above employing thugs to threaten journalists and reporters who had been working on biographies of him, so fear of his wrath was as effective a silencer as the rest.

His tremendous talent and the one passion which guided his whole life and to which all sacrifices were made was his art, which eventually evolved to his signature paintings of nude models, often of friends and his family, including his own children, or of people he met who were willing to pose for him over many months and for sessions lasting very long hours. As a person he seemed to have more disturbing faults than can be enumerated, and as a father probably sent all his children into lifelong therapy. His other singular passion was sex, which he reportedly indulged in as frequently as he could with little regard for convention, and consequently, of children, he had fourteen recognized daughters and sons, two from his first wife and 12 from various mistresses, but none of his children ever had much contact with him; he gave everything he had to his art and then some, always seeking to perfect himself in that single sphere of life, which ended up paying him back handsomely in the literal sense of the word. Love him and his work or hate him, he was a fascinating character, very well read and full of culture and stories. This book, both gossipy and filled with interesting tidbits and background information about some of his most well-known paintings, is a real treasure-trove and also a great treat in the audio format as narrated by John Standing, an actor and an aristocrat who might very well have been among the kind of people Freud himself would have happily associated with in his long and fruitful lifetime. (Random House Audiobooks (2013), Unabridged MP3; 8h41)

I borrowed the print edition from the library to see what I may have missed, suspecting it was probably illustrated with many of the paintings mentioned in the text and featuring pictures as well, and that is indeed the case, so I'd say both audio and book are worth getting your hands on (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2013), Hardcover, 272 pages). ( )
1 vote Smiler69 | Nov 17, 2014 |
De schilderijen van Lucian Freud brachten recordprijzen op. Maar zijn leven als kunstenaar en zijn kleurrijke privéleven hield hij graag verborgen. In 'Ontbijten met Lucian' wordt die muur voor het eerst geslecht. Het boek - deels gebaseerd op urenlange gesprekken met de kunstenaar - is een intiem portret geworden. Maarten Westerveen sprak met de Britse journalist Geordie Greig, die tot een select groepje vrienden behoorde dat geregeld met Lucian Freud ontbeet bij Clarke’s restaurant in Londen.
  leestgraag | May 21, 2014 |
A wonderful gossipy read. The biography of one of the great master painters of the twentieth century. according to this biography he was a very colorful figure but he came off to me as a narcissistic misogynist. Too self centered to be around. Uncaring about anyone other than himself and his painting. A most unattractive character who could produce good art. ( )
1 vote SigmundFraud | Dec 10, 2013 |
This is a very brief biography of a powerful and talented painter. The book outlines Lucian Freud personal life. The writer not does examine his artistic side. Still it is a very interesting read. ( )
1 vote michaelbartley | Nov 7, 2013 |
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