In ‘The Last Supper,’ author sweeps her family off to adventure in Italy Jun 28, 2009
We leave the heavy lifting on that to Boyt s great-grandfather, Sigmund Freud (Boyt is one of the numerous children of artist Lucian Freud, an unorthodox heritage she reveals only obliquely), and to Thomas Carlyle, whom Boyt quotes on the subject, mischievously substituting Judy for the eminent Victorian s relevant nouns and pronouns. Boyt corrals Mickey Rooney and Liza Minnelli for star-struck interviews. (Boston Globe)
Saturday's TV: Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections Jun 5, 2009
Hughes achieves this demolition job by following it with insightful analysis of astonishing paintings by Portuguese artist Paula Rego, German Anselm Kiefer, Englishmen David Hockney and Lucian Freud and others he deems more deserving of the attention than Koons. Hughes sounds occasionally like a man railing against the void, or at least wading against the tide, but he makes a strong case. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Clement Freud, BBC panelist and orator, grandson of famous psychoanalyst Apr 18, 2009
Mr. Freud had a testy relationship with his brother, the famed artist Lucian Freud, rooted in childhood suspicions that Lucian was his mother's favorite ... "I was offered a knighthood but turned it down," The Sunday Telegraph quoted Lucian Freud as saying last year. (Boston Globe)
Sir Clement Freud Apr 16, 2009
Another grandson was Clement's elder brother, the artist Lucian Freud. The family moved to Britain in 1933, and Clement went to St Paul's School, in London, before going into the hotel business as an apprentice at the Dorchester in London. (BBC News -- UK)
Lucian Freud paints wine label for French chateau Feb 24, 2009
- A new painting by British artist Lucian Freud was unveiled at a South Beach design museum, but it wasn't the only new work of art in the gallery. The other one combined hints of blackberry, white pepper and vanilla with toastier notes and rich tannins. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
