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Author: Martin Gayford ,
David Dawson ,
Mark Holborn
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 27.30cm
, Height: 7.50cm
, Length: 35.30cm
Weight: 6.015kg
ISBN: 9781838665692
ISBN 10: 1838665692
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 06 October 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'A massive Phaidon performance.' - The Times 'Comprehensive, scholarly and beautifully crafted.' - Country & Townhouse 'A comprehensive look at Freud's seven decade career.' - Hypebeast Praise for the 2018 two-volume edition: 'Stunning ... Sure to delight those in search of a full picture of the artist's output. - Artists & Illustrators 'There is a precision and grandeur about this new monograph [...] that is all of a piece with Freud's modus operandi. [...] Gayford draws on his own back catalogue and the established sources [...] to weave a fluent text that is footnote-free and cautiously expansive [...] Freud steps forward into sharper focus than we have seen before. We see more of the methodology by which he achieved a genius-reputation approaching that of his famous grandfather, creating a new genre of self-projecting portraiture while keeping his secrets close.' - Times Literary Supplement
Praise for the 2018 two-volume edition: 'Stunning ... Sure to delight those in search of a full picture of the artist's output.' - Artists Illustrators 'There is a precision and grandeur about this new monograph [...] that is all of a piece with Freud's modus operandi. [...] Gayford draws on his own back catalogue and the established sources [...] to weave a fluent text that is footnote-free and cautiously expansive [...] Freud steps forward into sharper focus than we have seen before. We see more of the methodology by which he achieved a genius-reputation approaching that of his famous grandfather, creating a new genre of self-projecting portraiture while keeping his secrets close.' - Times Literary Supplement 'There should still be room on my coffee table for a handsome new picture book. Thoughtfully selected by artist David Dawson, one-time model and assistant to Freud, and narrated by Martin Gayford, it will undoubtedly
Author Information
Martin Gayford is a writer and art critic for The Spectator magazine. He sat for a portrait by Freud, an experience recounted in Man with a Blue Scarf (2010). Painter David Dawson is represented by Marlborough Fine Art, London. Freud's assistant from 1991 until his death, he was a frequent model for his paintings. Mark Holborn is an editor, designer, and writer who has worked with many leading artists over the last 30 years.
