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Ontbijten Met Lucian (2013)

by Geordie Greig(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ludion

review 1: This was thoroughly entertaining, the author was very close to Lucian Freud. What a life? He recognized 14 children, even had 3 children by 3 mothers in 1961. He could be cruel, tricky and unapologetic. However, he was charming and people loved him - and many stayed close to him for many years. Of course, there were the falling outs - but it didn't stop him. The grandson of Sigmund Freud, he was married at one time to a Guinness Heiress, with whom he did not have children. There are stories of him having affairs with women, and years later having affairs with their daughters. Sometimes you have to reread a passage to catch who did what to whom when and later where. Famous for painting large scale nudes and portraits, he painted most of children, several of them nude. He d... moreemanded his models be on time, and when the wife of a famous musician didn't show up 2x, he just painted her out of the portrait, replaced her with his male studio assistants head. He paid his irish bookie off with paintings, it is estimated as many as 25 painting, some valued in the $10mil range. His life was outrageous, but he got away with it all. An expert horseman, extremely well read, quoting William Blake and Flaubert's letter, I can understand people's fascination with him.
review 2: Breakfast with Lucian The Astounding Life and Outrageous Times of Britain’s Great Modern Painter by Geordie Greig is a fascinating book about the painter Lucian Freud, the grandson of Sigmund Freud. The book is full of conversations and ruminations. Geodie Grieg who knew the painter well interviewed various people about Lucian including his bookmaker, people who sat for him, his friends and lovers. If you ever wanted to see inside the life and mind of this strange and peculiar artist, this is the book to get. The pictures inside are high quality and captivating. Also makes a good gift. . I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. less

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