One of the foremost artists working today, Lucian Freud has redefined portraiture and the nude through his frank scrutiny of the human form. Although he is best known as a painter, etching is integral to Freud's practice. This volume accompanies a major Museum of Modern Art exhibition presenting the full scope of Freud's etchings,along with a critical selection of related paintings and drawings.

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings

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Plates

Chronological Catalogue of the Exhibition

Selected Bibliography

Index of the Plates

Lenders to the Exhibition

Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art