Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait
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“A modern british master revealed.”
For the first time in history the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together Lucian Freud’s self-portraits. The exhibition will display more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in which this modern master of British art turned his unflinching eye firmly on himself. One of the most celebrated painters of our time, Lucian Freud is also one of very few 20th-century artists who portrayed themselves with such consistency. Spanning nearly seven decades his self-portraits give a fascinating insight into both his psyche and his development as a painter, from his earliest portrait painted in 1939 to the final one executed 64 years later. When seen together, his portraits represent an engrossing study into the dynamic of ageing and the process of self-representation. This intensely compelling exhibition creates a unique opportunity for EXHIBITION ON SCREEN to reveal the life’s work of a master in one show.
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Cast
3 people
David Bickerstaff Director
Worldwide gross $101K · United States release December 3, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$100,969
Production
Seventh Art Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 3, 2019
Theatrical
United Kingdom · January 14, 2020
Theatrical
Australia
August 25, 2020 · Theatrical
Canada
February 14, 2020
Colombia
March 19, 2020
France
February 17, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
February 23, 2020 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 14, 2020
Italy
January 22, 2020
Netherlands
March 12, 2020
Singapore
January 15, 2021 · Singapore Art Week
Spain
December 16, 2022 · Theatrical
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