卢西安·弗洛伊德(Lucian Freud)是二十世纪最负盛名的英国艺术家之一,他革新了肖像画。他的油画、素描与蚀刻版画以赤裸的亲密张力与精准的笔触质感为特色,在人体描绘的表现形式上开创了全新格局。
弗洛伊德于 1922 年出生于柏林,父亲为犹太裔建筑师恩斯特・弗洛伊德(Ernst Freud),祖父则是精神分析大师西格蒙德・弗洛伊德(Sigmund Freud)。1933 年,弗洛伊德举家移居英国避难。他先后就读于戴德姆的东英吉利绘画与素描学校,以及伦敦金匠学院。其早期作品风格锐利、带有超现实色彩,题材多以静物与风景为主。
1940 年代起,肖像画成为弗洛伊德的创作核心,他开始描绘身边亲近的人。这段时期,他为多位恋人绘制肖像,包括洛娜・维沙特(Lorna Wishart)、基蒂・加曼(Kitty Garman)与卡罗琳・布莱克伍德(Caroline Blackwood);他也曾为挚友弗朗西斯・培根作画,培根日后则在 1969 年的经典作品《卢西安・弗洛伊德三习作》(Three Studies of Lucian Freud)中回应这份情谊。
1950 年代后期,弗洛伊德认识年轻艺术家苏西・博伊特(Suzy Boyt)。以她为模特的《微笑的女人》(Woman Smiling ,1958-59)成为其创作生涯的重要转折点,发展出全新的绘画写实风格,特色在于使用质地粗犷的猪鬃笔作画。
1960 年代中期开始,弗洛伊德展开大量裸体主题创作。珍妮・朗曼(Janey Longman)、雅克塔・艾略特(Jacquetta Eliot)、西莉亞・保罗(Celia Paul)成为他探索人体表现的经典对象,而 1980 年的经典之作《带有倒影的裸体肖像》(Naked Portrait with Reflection)更是将此类创作推向巔峰。与此同时,他的子女伊布(Ib)、艾丝特(Esther)、贝拉等人也经常成为画中主角。作品《大室内场景,W11(临华托作)》(Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau), 1981–83)捕捉了他错综复杂的家庭关系,该作于 2022 年在佳士得以 86,265,000 美元高价成交,刷新艺术家拍卖纪录。
迈入世纪之交,弗洛伊德跻身国际顶级艺术大师,创作也更为大胆前卫。利·鲍厄里(Leigh Bowery)、“福利主管”苏・蒂利(Sue Tilley)等形象独特的人物,催生了他多幅气势磅礴的肖像画。从英国女王伊莉莎白二世(Queen Elizabeth II)到名模凯特・摩丝(Kate Moss),许多知名人士皆曾成为他的描绘对象。自画像是贯穿其一生的创作主题,后期作品意境愈发深沉动人,真切记录岁月在躯体上留下的痕迹。《休息中的福利主管》(Benefits Supervisor Resting,1994)、《睡着的福利主管》(Benefits Supervisor Sleeping,1995)与《准将》(The Brigadier ,2003-04)等作品皆在佳士得拍出亮眼高价。
弗洛伊德于2011年逝世。2022年,伦敦各大博物馆举办了纪念他百年诞辰的活动,其中以国家美术馆的大型回顾展最为盛大。
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Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau)
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Benefits Supervisor Resting
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The Brigadier
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Benefits Supervisor Sleeping
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Naked Portrait with Reflection
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Girl with Closed Eyes
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Ib and her Husband
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Julie and Martin
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Bruce Bernard
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Ria, Naked Portrait
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The Painter Surprised by a Naked Admirer
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Self-portrait Fragment
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Francis Bacon
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Woman Smiling
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Head of Esther
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Naked Portrait II
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Painter's Garden
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Scillonian Beachscape
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Garden from the Window
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Head of a Greek Man
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Head of a Woman
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Naked Portrait in a Red Chair
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Woman with a Tulip
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Head of a Woman
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After Chardin (Large)
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Head of Ib
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Sleeping Head
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A Girl (Pauline Tennant)
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Lobster
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Small Figure
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A Man (Self-portrait)
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Self-portrait
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Head of a Man
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Mark the Collector
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Annabel Portrait III
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Lemon
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Rabbit on a Chair
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Man in a Striped Shirt
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Man Resting
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The Birds of Olivier Larronde
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Untitled (Interior Drawing, The Owl)
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A Plate of Prawns
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Plant Fragment
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Pluto
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Still Life with Zimmerlinde
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Boat, Connemara
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Study of Francis Bacon
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