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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents exhibition of Lucian Freud portraits |
| July 31st, 2012 01:35:10 am |
FORT WORTH, TX.- One of the most ambitious exhibitions of the paintings and drawings by Lucian Freud ever organized opened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. With over 100 paintings and works on paper loaned from museums and private collections throughout the world, Lucian Freud Portraits is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in close partnership with the late Lucian Freud. Paintings of people were central to the work of Lucian Freud (1922-2011) and this exhibition is the first to focus on his portraiture. Concentrating on particular periods and groups of sitters to show Freud's stylistic development and technical virtuosity, the exhibition includes both iconic and rarely-seen portraits of the artist's lovers, friends and family. Described by the artist as 'people in my life', these portraits have been selected to demonstrate the psychological drama and unrelenting |
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