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William Feaver

Author of Lucian Freud

25 Works 631 Members 2 Reviews

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Works by William Feaver

Lucian Freud (2002) 181 copies
Masterworks of Van Gogh (1990) 130 copies
Frank Auerbach (2009) — Author — 25 copies
Lucian Freud Drawings (2012) 13 copies
Michael Andrews (2000) 9 copies
The art of John Martin (1975) 8 copies

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The book opens with an essay by William Feaver; personal and enlightening it makes fascinating reading; the writer has clearly known the artist for some time. Feaver conveys a clear picture of the artist, his background and training, and his approach to his work. Also included are four conversations between Fever and Lucian Freud: November 1992 (appeared The Observer December 1992), April 1998 (The Observer May 1998), November 2001 (on John Constable) and February 2007. The book concludes with a List of Illustrations, fairly brief Chronology and a Bibliography.

This book is illustrated throughout in full-colour including the black and white drawings but not the etchings, which alone are reproduced in black and white half-tone. There are 362 illustrations in the Plates section with many more pictures accompanying the essay.

This large format book comes in a very substantial slip-case. The outstanding feature of the book however is the reproduction of the paintings; mostly full-page in size, with many bleed images and several double-page spreads. The work is arranged chronologically with the earliest dating from 1939 up to 2006; almost entirely portraits, figures or groups, there is the occasional still life and a few scenes. An impressive and beautiful book superbly illustrated, it is to be highly recommended.
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Works
25
Members
631
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#39,929
Rating
3.9
Reviews
2
ISBNs
64
Languages
9

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