Lucien Freud Paints Queen Elizabeth II
“Lucien Freud is often described as Britain's greatest living figurative painter. So is it any wonder that Queen Elizabeth II agreed to his request to paint her portrait? One can only presume that she was familiar with Freud's style and knew what she was letting herself in for.
Some of the comments by critics of the painting seem surprised that Freud has had the audacity to paint his monarch in his usual intense, penetrating style. The Sun newspaper, never known for its tact, described it as "a travesty" saying Freud should be "locked in the Tower" for it. The editor of the British Art Journal is quoted as saying: "It makes her look like one of the royal corgis who has suffered a stroke."
Freud is quoted as saying this was because he "had always liked the way her head looks on stamps, wearing a crown" and he "wanted to make some reference to the extraordinary position she holds, of being the monarch."
Freud has described his paintings as "a kind of truth-telling exercise." And the truth of the matter is that the British monarch is not a young woman.
Article from About.com by Marion Boddy-Evans:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-499346/Graffiti-artist-Banksy-strikes--Bethlehem.html
In my research about Lucien Freud I saw this article that interested me. Here the ability of Lucien painting the Queen Elizabeth is questioned because of his intense style of painting.
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