Lucian Freud: A Portrait of the Soul Lucian Michael Freud (1922-2011) remains one of the most compelling and challenging figures in 20th-century British art. More than simply a portrait painter, Freud offered an intensely intimate and often unsettling glimpse into the lives and psyches of his subjects – friends, family, lovers, and even strangers. His work, characterized by its thick impasto, stark lighting, and unflinching realism, h…