THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Farah Nayeri
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| “Painter Working, Reflection,” 1993, is considered to be Lucian Freud’s greatest self-portrait. It is part of the exhibition “Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits,” which will be at London’s Royal Academy of Arts starting Oct. 27. |
LONDON — In 1993, the British painter
Lucian Freud, who had just turned 70, took on one of the boldest projects of his career: producing a full-length portrait of himself in his birthday suit. He stood naked and painted in the top-floor London studio where he had spent so many of his waking hours. “Painter Working, Reflection,” is now considered by critics and art historians to be his greatest self-portrait. The portrait is sure to be a highlight of “Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits,” which will be at London’s Royal Academy of Arts (
Oct. 27 through Jan. 26), before opening at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on
March 1. [
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| Freud’s first self-portrait, “Man With a Feather,” was painted in 1943 when he was in his 20s. |
