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In this kaleidoscopic memoir, Greig remembers Freud's stories: of death threats, escaping from Nazi Germany, falling out with his brother Clement, loathing his mother, painting David Hockney, sleeping with horses, escaping the Krays, painting the Queen, his controversial role as a father, and why Velázquez was the greatest painter. It is revelatory about his art, his lovers, his children, his enemies and his love of gambling. Freud dared never...

The King Maker is the unlikely yet fascinating story of a powerful friendship between a Scottish naval surgeon and the future King George VI.

Lucian Freud behoort tot de belangrijkste en beroemdste schilders van zijn tijd. Maar zijn hartstochtelijke leven als kunstenaar en zijn kleurrijke privéleven hield hij graag achter een muur van geheimzinnigheid verborgen. In dit opmerkelijke boek wordt die muur voor het eerst geslecht. Tien jaar lang behoorde Geordie Greig tot een select groepje vrienden dat geregeld met Lucian Freud ontbeet bij Clarke's in Londen. Een ouderwetse salon, met F...

An insider's account-the first of its kind-of the thoroughly unconventional life of one of the twentieth century's most shockingly original paintersLucian Freud's paintings are instantly recognizable: often shocking and disturbing, his portraits convey a profound yet compelling sense of discomfort. Freud was twice married and the father of at least a dozen children, and his numerous relationships with women were the subject of much gossip-but ...