This flurry of Freud stuff all leads nicely to the centenary year of the artist’s birth (word reaches us that a major London gallery is planning a major show marking the milestone). William Feaver’s eagerly awaited biography of Freud is also in the pipeline with volume one due in the autumn covering 1922, when he was born in Berlin, to 1968. “There’ll be about 50 works showing him aged from 14 to 88. Lucian Freud was a British artist, famous for his portraits and self-portraits painted in an expressive neo-figurative style.

And did Dawson like seeing himself in the nude ( David and Eli, 2003-4)? “I was pleasantly surprised.”ĭawson is looking forward to some key Freud events including the Royal Academy of Arts' self-portrait show this autumn (27 October-26 January 2020). The exhibition co-curator David Dawson knew Freud better than most, having sat for the painting virtuoso. The exhibition reveals a commonality between the two, from their experimental gestural style to masterful portraits of men and horses. 174 : David Dawson, Australian b.1960- Northern Territories, Australia acrylic on two panels, 24.

Friends and fans of Lucian Freud were out in force this week at Dublin’s Irish Museum of Modern Art for the launch of Life Above Everything (28 June-19 January 2020), a two-hander show pairing Freud with the titan of Modern Irish art, Jack B. Lucian Freud’s assistant David Dawson worked with the artist for 25 years, photographing Freud in every aspect of his life. David Dawson (b.1960) Lucian Freud C-Type print in colours, 2004, signed and dedicated verso, 389 x.

Lucian Freud by David Dawson