William Feaver
Author of Lucian Freud
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- Birthdate
- 1942-12-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Education
- Nottingham High School
Keble College, Oxford. - Occupations
- art critic
curator
artist
lecturer
chief art critic, the Observer
visiting professor, Nottingham Trent University (show all 9)
teacher, Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
Sir James Knott Fellow, Newcastle University
academic board member, Royal Drawing School - Awards and honors
- Art Critic of the Year award (1983)
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- Works
- 25
- Members
- 631
- Popularity
- #39,929
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 64
- Languages
- 9
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.… (more)