(CNN)-- Artist Lucian Freud, known for his thick application of paints in painstakingly created, highly stylized portraits, has died at the age of 88, his publicist said Thursday. He died ...

A nude portrait by Lucian Freud of art handler Ria Kirby is coming to auction at Christie's London, priced at up to $20 million.

An early drawing by Lucian Freud is being offered for sale years after the artist tore it up into dozens of little pieces - only for a conservator to put them back together in an extraordinary ...

LONDON, England (CNN)-- A picture of an overweight woman lying naked on a couch, painted by the British artist Lucian Freud, set a record Tuesday night for the most money paid for any work by a ...

Lucian Freud, one of Britain's most celebrated artists, has died at the age of 88. The realist painter passed away at his home in London following an illness. With a distinguished career spanning ...

There is little doubt that historical racism has influenced the content and composition of several famous figurative ...

Bernard Jacobson also reflects on the trajectory of art history—something he discussed at length with the late Bowie.

The mirror of her eyes reminds me of the mirror in Jan van Eyck’s Marriage of Arnolfini, which similarly reflects the part of the room unseen by the viewer, and the colouring in Freud’s painting, with ...

Lucian Freud was one of the major figurative painters of the 20th century. Working in an uncompromisingly confrontational style, his portraits and nudes were rendered with a thickly laden brush. Often ...

The Tate Modern has announced an exhibition celebrating the work of ‘80s clubbing icon Leigh Bowery. The Australian artist, ...