The Lives of Lucian Freud

03/01/2021
60 min
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Speakers: William Feaver, Marina Vaizey

Few knew Lucian Freud better than his collaborator and close friend William Feaver. Now the former Observer chief art critic and Pitmen Painters author comes to Jewish Book Week in conversation with Marina Vaizey to discuss his second and final volume of the biography, described by Craig Brown as “explosively enjoyable”. From being commissioned to paint the Queen to tattooing swallows on Kate Mosse’s back, Feaver brings to life an artist at the peak of his powers.

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William Feaver

William Feaver is an art critic, and curator. He was the chief art critic for The Observer from 1975-1998, and has curated exhibitions from George Cruikshank to Frank Auerbach and Lucian Freud. Image © Ben Gold

Marina Vaizey

Marina Vaizey was art critic for the Financial Times, then the Sunday Times, edited the Art Quarterly, has been a judge for the Turner Prize, and a trustee of several museums

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The Lives of Lucian Freud

03/01/2021
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60 min

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William Feaver

William Feaver is an art critic, and curator. He was the chief art critic for The Observer from 1975-1998, and has curated exhibitions from...

Marina Vaizey

Marina Vaizey was art critic for the Financial Times, then the Sunday Times, edited the Art Quarterly, has been a judge for the Turner...