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Lucian Freud quotes

British Artist December 8, 1922 – July 20, 2011

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Painting is sometimes like those recipes where you do all manner of elaborate things to a duck, and then end up putting it on one side and only using the skin. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of..."
The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it..."
The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "A painter must think of everything he sees as being there..."
A painter must think of everything he sees as being there entirely for his own use and pleasure. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "The paintings that really excite me have an erotic element or..."
The paintings that really excite me have an erotic element or side to them irrespective of subject matter. Lucian Freud
There is a distinction between fact and truth. Truth has an element of revelation about it. If something is true, it does more than strike one as merely being so. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "Now that I know what I want, I don't have to hold on to it..."
Now that I know what I want, I don't have to hold on to it quite so much. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "Whether it will convince or not, depends entirely on what it..."
Whether it will convince or not, depends entirely on what it is in itself, what is there to be seen. Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud quote: "The model should only serve the very private function for the..."
The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement. Lucian Freud

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