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.

What do sketchbooks reveal about the creative mind of one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated artists? Watch fashion designer, Bella Freud, talk about sitting for portraits by her father, the ...

Watch artist and presenter, Frank Paul, describe sitting for portraits by his father, the artist Lucian Freud, as he explores sketchbooks from the Gallery’s Lucian Freud Archive. Hello, my name is ...

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A late Lucian Freud painting of Ria Kirby, an art handler at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, is appearing at auction for the first time during Frieze week next month, with an estimate of ...

Ria, Naked Portrait is deeply rooted in the art historical tradition of the reclining female nude, drawing from a lineage that includes Giorgione, Titian, and Velázquez, and finds a modern culmination ...

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

Freud met her at a party hosted by Blackwood’s brother. ‘Lucian thought there were lots of girls like her, very, very nice.’ The last painting of Cuthbertson is one of my favourite paintings by Freud.

Freud received a copy of the book in 1939 when he was sixteen and newly enrolled in art school. He featured his prized possession with its worn binding and creased pages, opened to the two sculptures ...

64 x 64.7 cm. (25.2 x 25.5 in.) Description: Imprimée par / printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London et Publiée par / Published by Acquavella LLC, New York.

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