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Lucian Freud Reflection (self portrait) Oil on Canvas Date: 1985
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PORTRAIT Spider SUBJECT/ CONTENT This is a portrait of….. self portrait/ friend/ family member (look at the title underneath the painting) every day/ special occasion captures a moment / historical status of sitter – rich/ middleclass/ working class emotions / feelings How to analyse a portrait COMPOSITION / FORM main focal point ( where your eye is drawn to) viewpoint of the artist ( where the artist has painted the portrait from) foreground /middle-ground background pose - how the model is standing, sitting or reclining and what that means Form – 2D or 3D – why? HANDLING OF MATERIALS choice of materials brush strokes direction of different strokes or marks and where? tools: paintbrush or palette knife application of paint/ layered thickly or thin layers and where? Flat or raised surface texture translucent / opaque pace of work/ time taken Opinion/ Mood personal reaction to the artwork – how does it make you feel? feelings of the sitter ( facial expressions) atmosphere (link to colour palette) artist’s personality message VISUAL ELEMENTS What is the main visual Element? Where are these in the painting and what effect do they have? line colour texture tone shape form pattern STYLE Art movement – contemporary or modern abstract, realistic or stylized – why?
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Lucian Freud Reflection (self portrait) Oil on Canvas Date: 1985 Lucian Freud Self-portrait 1963 Oil on Canvas Lucian Freud Oil on Canvas Reflection, Self Portrait 2002 Lucian Freud Self-Portrait With A Black Eye 1978 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Self Portrait 1948 Oil on canvas
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Lucian Freud Self Portrait 1948 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Reflection (self portrait) Oil on Canvas Date: 1985
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Lucian Freud Minton 1952 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Girl in a Dark Jacket 1947 Oil on panel Lucian Freud Girl with a kitten 1947 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Lucian Freud Francis Bacon 1952 Oil on Metal, Surrealist portraits – early works
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Lucian Freud Minton 1952 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Girl in a Dark Jacket 1947 Oil on panel Lucian Freud Girl with a kitten 1947 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Lucian Freud Francis Bacon 1952 Oil on Metal, Surrealist portraits – early works Style: surrealist – over exaggerated facial features lacking realistic tonal values and details Handling of materials: blended paint, brushstrokes less visible Mood/ atmosphere: sombre
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Lucian Freud Esther 1982-83 oil on canvas Lucian Freud Queen Elizabeth II 2001 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Sleeping Head 1980 Oil on Canvas
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Lucian Freud Head of a Woman Painted in 1990-91 Oil on canvas Lucian Freud Head of a Naked Girl 1999 oil on canvas Lucian Freud The Painter's Mother III (1972) Oil on Canvas Lucian Freud David Hockney 2002 oil on canvas
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PORTRAIT Spider SUBJECT/ CONTENT This is a portrait of….. self portrait/ friend/ family member (look at the title underneath the painting) every day/ special occasion captures a moment / historical status of sitter – rich/ middleclass/ working class emotions / feelings How to analyse a portrait COMPOSITION / FORM main focal point ( where your eye is drawn to) viewpoint of the artist ( where the artist has painted the portrait from) foreground /middle-ground background pose - how the model is standing, sitting or reclining and what that means Form – 2D or 3D – why? HANDLING OF MATERIALS choice of materials brush strokes direction of different strokes or marks and where? tools: paintbrush or palette knife application of paint/ layered thickly or thin layers and where? Flat or raised surface texture translucent / opaque pace of work/ time taken Opinion/ Mood personal reaction to the artwork – how does it make you feel? feelings of the sitter ( facial expressions) atmosphere (link to colour palette) artist’s personality message VISUAL ELEMENTS What is the main visual Element? Where are these in the painting and what effect do they have? line colour texture tone shape form pattern STYLE Art movement – contemporary or modern abstract, realistic or stylized – why?
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