My work is purely autobiographical... It is about myself and my surroundings. Lucian Freud autobiographicalpurelysurrounding Change image and share on social
Painting is sometimes like those recipes where you do all manner of elaborate things to a duck, and then end up putting it on one side and only using the skin. Lucian Freud duckelaborateend Change image and share on social
The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real. Lucian Freud abstractironicallylong Change image and share on social
The paintings that really excite me have an erotic element or side to them irrespective of subject matter. Lucian Freud elementeroticexcite 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
The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement. Lucian Freud excitementfunctionmodel Change image and share on social
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