1995 Lucian Freud Poster, Interior With Plant, Reflection Listening, 1968, Maeght, Figurative Realism, gallery exhibition, wall art decor

1995 Lucian Freud Poster, Interior With Plant, Reflection Listening, 1968, Fondation Maeght, Figurative Realism, gallery exhibition, wall art decor

This Lucian Freud poster is from the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul Paris for a 1995 exhibition featuring Interior With Plant, Reflection Listening from 1968.
From: Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul Paris
Dimensions: 33 in x 20 in (84 cm x 51 cm)
Condition: some damage wear to the left edge, tear to top middle edge, bottom left corner wear, see photos.

Lucian Freud, was a British painter and draughtsman, specialising in figurative art, and is known as one of the foremost 20th-century portraitists. He was born in Berlin, the son of Jewish architect Ernst L. Freud and the grandson of Sigmund Freud. Freud got his first name "Lucian" from his mother in memory of the ancient writer Lucian of Samosata.

His early career as a painter was influenced by surrealism, but by the early 1950s his often stark and alienated paintings tended towards realism. His paintings are generally sombre and thickly impastoed, often set in unsettling interiors and urban landscapes. The works are noted for their psychological penetration and often discomforting examination of the relationship between artist and model. Freud worked from life studies, and was known for asking for extended and punishing sittings from his models.

Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures. Rejecting various classifications of his work, Bacon said he strove to render "the brutality of fact." He built up a reputation as one of the giants of contemporary art with his unique style.

Bacon said that he saw images "in series", and his work, which numbers in the region of 590 extant paintings along with many others he destroyed, typically focused on a single subject.

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Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.

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