LUCIEN FREUD

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! Unflinching truth British artist Lucian Freud is widely considered the most importantfigurative painter working today. Master portraitist and specialist innudes, Freud uses impasto to create depth and intensity while restraininghis color palate to mostly muted hues. His portraits may be physicallyunflattering to their subjects, but they are honest, frank, andunapologetic. "I paint people," Freud has said, "not because of what theyare like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happento be."