FREUD AT WORK PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRUCE BERNARD AND DAVID DAWSON. SOFTCOVER, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, 256 PAGES, 2006, IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR TEAR TO THE FRONT.
"Freud at Work is a rare glimpse into the life of one of the most celebratedand most privateartists working today. Though in his eighties, this great figurative artist continues to paint with undiminished energy and discipline. In 120 revealing black-and-white and color photographs taken in Lucian Freuds London studio, and in a fascinating in-depth interview, we come to understand the stages of the artists work and the intensity of his interaction with his subjectswhether fellow artist David Hockney, the Queen of England, or performance artist Leigh Bowery, among others. Two remarkable photographers have been recording Freud at work over the past twenty years . The artist, uncharacteristically, allowed Bruce Bernard, the acclaimed picture editor, to photograph him in the studio, especially during the years he was working with Bowery as his model. Following Bernards death in 2000, David Dawson, the painters assistant, began photographing the daily life of the studio, showing us the progress of Freuds paintings, his modelssome naked, some famousand the painter himself caught in moments of intense concentration. Though Freud has always been reluctant to give interviews, talk about the painters he admires, or discuss how he works, his conversation here with the Australian writer Sebastian Smee is frank and revealing. Unlike any other book we have seen about Freudcomparable to David Douglas Duncans books of photographs of Picassothis important document invites us for the first time into the secret domain of the artist." - Google books
