Since the model he so faithfully copies is not going to be hung up next to the picture... it is of no interest whether it is an accurate copy of the model. Lucian Freud accuratecopyfaithfully Change image and share on social
When I look at a body it gives me choice of what to put in a painting, what will suit me and what won't. Lucian Freud bodychoicepaint Change image and share on social
I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats called the fascination with what's difficult. I'm only trying to do what I can't do. Lucian Freud artbaconcall share on social
There is a distinction between fact and truth. Truth has an element of revelation about it. If something is true, it does more than strike one as merely being so. Lucian Freud distinctionelementfact Change image and share on social
The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh. Lucian Freud aurafleshobject Change image and share on social
I paint people not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be. Lucian Freud happenpaintpeople Change image and share on social
I never think about my style but just try and make the pictures look believable. Lucian Freud believablemakepicture Change image and share on social
You ask why I'm fascinated by the human figure? As a human animal, I am interested in some of my fellow animals: in their minds and bodies. Lucian Freud animalbodyfascinate Change image and share on social
The character of the artist doesn't enter into the nature of the art. Lucian Freud artartistcharacter Change image and share on social
A painter must think of everything he sees as being there entirely for his own use and pleasure. Lucian Freud painterpleasuresee Change image and share on social
