The tension between the introversion of the artist, who died last year, and the extroversion of the lothario (14 kids identified to date) was well brought out by his friends. David Hockney, who ...

German-born British painter Lucian Freud - Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Gruelling nocturnal sittings, punctuated by the salacious rhymes of the Earl of Rochester, concluded ...

The UK artist Tracey Emin reveals more about her life—in a personal and professional capacity—discussing her cancer diagnosis ...

“Lucian Freud: New Perspectives” can be seen at the Museo Thyssen, Madrid, through June 18. Lucian Freud talked a good picture. As with his friend Francis Bacon, it is hard to see Freud’s work without ...

The British painter is still in his studio, 365 days a year. In a late turn to self-portraiture, he has turned his scrutiny on himself. By Elizabeth Fullerton A major London exhibition asks viewers to ...

In a time when other artists spilled their paints on the canvas, Lucian Freud carefully wiped his brush after every stroke. He painted intense, disturbing realist portraits even when representational ...

Gorvy said Freud painted long hours every day, even in his late 80s, in a sustained bid to complete his life's work. "He lived and breathed his art," he said. "For someone who was so successful, he ...

Three years ago, Rishi Sunak, now Britain’s prime minister, spoke during a parliamentary debate in London about the “Contribution of the Jewish Community to the U.K.,” specifically lauding the English ...