On a sad note, Lucian Freud died today in NY after an illness at the age of 88. The painter, most known for his portraits, stubbornly kept with his "realist" style even as it fell from popularity, never giving into the demands and beliefs of the critics and collectors of the art world. He created stunningly intimate paintings of the most "regular" people, delving into more than just the image on the canvas but the meaning and emotion beneath the subject.
He was in his most revered state in his latest years and his prices and respect had never been higher. For him to fight through the explosion of abstraction without batting an eye led to a great importance for the artist in the art world, someone who truly worked outside of the critics and collectors, someone who seeked to fulfill a personal goal and let nothing stand in their way. Even into his last years he would paint long hours in the studio, always looking to improve upon what he had done before.
Said by many to be one of the greatest painters of the 20th and 21st century, the art world will only continue to discover his great contributions. Rest in peace.
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