{"product_id":"the-lives-of-lucian-freud-fame-1968-2011-by-william-feaver","title":"The Lives of Lucian Freud: FAME 1968 - 2011 - By William Feaver","description":"\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A dazzling tour de force' THE TIMES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Does justice to Freud's pitiless genius as an artist' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'You can hear Freud's voice on the page' OBSERVER\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Mesmerising - the ideal companion to Freud's work' GUARDIAN\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Feaver, Lucian Freud's collaborator, curator and close friend, knew the unknowable artist better than most. Over many years, Freud narrated to him the story of his life, 'our novel'.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFame follows Freud at the height of his powers, painting the most iconic works of his career in a constant and dissatisfied pursuit of perfection, just outrunning his gambling debts and tailor's bills. Whether tattooing swallows at the base of Kate Moss's back or exacting a strange and horrible revenge on Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger, Freud's adventures were always perfectly characteristic. An enfant terrible till the end, even as he was commissioned to paint the Queen and attended his own retrospectives, what emerges is an artist wilfully oblivious to the glitter of the world around and focussed instead on painting first and last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Information:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Parenting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 208 x 150 x 13mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e81212;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Feaver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40319624937514,"sku":"9781526603562","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/Untitleddesign-2022-07-27T163823.627.jpg?v=1658903940","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-lives-of-lucian-freud-fame-1968-2011-by-william-feaver","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}