BlogDiary
From John Lennon and Nicole Kidman images to Grayson Perry’s handbag: Christie's auction benefits cancer charity
BlogDiary
On the block at Sotheby’s: David Bowie’s wallpaper featuring Lucian Freud nude—and emasculated minotaurs
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Lucian Freud's stunning self-portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts to King Tut's treasures at the Saatchi Gallery
PreviewExhibitions
Lucian Freud's self-portraits sure to pack a punch in London show
The artist’s altercation with a cab driver produced one of many revealing paintings being exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts
NewsExhibitions
Revealed: London's most exhibited artist this millennium
We look at which contemporary artists hold the record for the most shows in the capital over the past 20 years
ReviewBook Shorts
Not all about nudes: volume uncovers new area of Lucian Freud’s work
Best known as a portrait painter, the artist was also fascinated by plant life
BlogIn the frame
Greta Garbo, the Blitz and getting arrested—Lucian Freud biography throws light on racy early years
BlogIn the frame
Lucian Freud's model David Dawson looks forward to artist biography and self-portrait smorgasbord
NewsRembrandt
Lucian Freud’s Rembrandt project that never was
The late artist wanted to use a work by the Dutch master as inspiration for one of his final paintings
NewsArt market
British artists dominate Christie's patchy £71.1m sale, as over-priced Koons and Richter fail to sell
Francis Bacon's lighter depiction of George Dyer leads auction at £17.5m, with strong prices for Hurvin Anderson, Bridget Riley and Albert Oehlen
NewsArt market
Lucian Freud’s late reclining nude makes London record at £22.5m
Artist was 80 years old when he began the painting of a former Tate cataloguer
ArchiveRotterdam
Thieves foil high-tech security at Kunsthal Rotterdam
Seven works were stolen as unmanned overnight protection fails
ArchiveArt theft
Why has the Tate still not claimed for its stolen Freud?
Although it was covered by British government indemnity, the painting’s value remains unclaimed since its 1988 theft
ArchiveArt market
British Art Auction report: The Bacon and Freud effect
Recent record prices for the two artists boosted results for 20th-century British works, while Victorian art struggled
ArchiveCollectors
Roman Abramovich brings home the $86.3m Bacon and the $33.6m Freud
The London-based Russian billionaire has bought the record-breaking works; he has not previously been known to collect art
ArchivePeter Doig
News from London: Peter Doig the family man, Lucian Freud the party animal
Meanwhile, Mark McGowan gets a helping hand on his commute while Richard Wentworth loses his marbles
ArchiveLucian Freud
Freud's new drawings leave Bacon unzipped
Freud drawings revealed at Frieze
ArchiveLucian Freud
The value of art: Economics alone do not explain painting’s revival
The medium always renews itself, especially when collectors feel prosperous
ArchiveLucian Freud
Tate exhibits Freud's largest ever retrospective
160 works now on show at the Tate Britain
ArchiveSurrealism
The appeal of the surreal comes to Tate in massive new Surrealism show
It will be the first major exhibition devoted to Surrealism in over 20 years
ArchiveFrancis Bacon
Freud ramps up efforts to find Bacon portrait stolen in Berlin
A poster campaign has been launched to recover the work which disappeared from the Neue Nationalgalerie
ArchiveExhibitions
London galleries: The naked Cubes
Sadie Coles in an eastward position, the Lisson and Tim Taylor times two, photography at Frith Street and Maureen Paley, plus powerful juju at Anthony Reynolds
ArchiveSarah Lucas
What's on in London: Sarah Lucas lights up and gets Freudian
Subconscious probings at the Lisson and Fa1, White Cube takes on a disquieting new talent and there are spots before the eyes at Victoria Miro
ArchiveLucian Freud
Collector Paula Cussi funds Tate Freud exhibition despite export altercation
“Lucian Freud: Some New Paintings” is on show until 26 July
ArchiveExhibitions
What's on in NYC: Best current exhibitions, October 1996
Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures in high-society benefit at PaceWildenstein