Episode 2: Lucian Freud – Artist Profile

Episode 2: Lucian Freud

 

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What country(ies) is Lucien Freud most commonly associated with coming from?

Germany
Germany and England
Austrian
France and England

Sigmund freud was Lucien's

Father
Granfather
Uncle

Which artist was Lucien Freud's teacher?

Cedric Morris
Paul Klee
Walter Gropius
Vasily Kandinsky

Lucien Freud was asked to illustrate which book?

Alice in Wonderland
The Glass Tower
1984
Brothers Grimm Fairytales

Lucien Freud is most commonly associated with which philosophical movement?

Nihilism
Constructivism
Existentialism
Post Modernism

When did Lucien Freud begin painting almost exclusively figurative works?

1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s

True or False. As Lucien Freud's work progressed through the years his paint application became much thicker.

True
False

The model in one of Freud's most famous paintings "The Benefits Supervisor" was

A lover
A famous tabloid character
A manager of a grocery store
His sister

True or False. Freud paintings are often revered for his use of warm colors.

True
False

Lucien Freud currently holds the record for

Most paintings produced in a lifetime
Longest successful artistic career
Selling the highest priced painting by a living artist
Fastest sailboat navigation of the English Channel

Nov 23, 2009 | Filed under Painting, Podcast and tagged with biography, history, lucian freud, oil, Painting, portrait, retrospective, tutorial, video.

Tags: biography, history, lucian freud, oil, Painting, portrait, retrospective, tutorial, video

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