Why Lucian Freud ‘refused to paint Andrew Lloyd Webber’

Composer offered a handsome price, according to dealer Bill Acquavella, ‘but Lucian said his face was too soft’

Lucian Freud was one of Britain’s most significant artists, responsible for some of the most coveted paintings of the 20th century. But the process of sitting for a portrait by him was no easy business, according to the man who acted as Freud’s dealer for almost 20 years.

For one thing, not everyone made the cut. “He had to like something about the person before he would work with them. Plenty of people he turned down,” Bill Acquavella said.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VD25Dr
SEO Expert in Islamabad