Drawing into Painting reveals Lucian Freud's lifelong focus on the human face and form tracing
the intimate dialogue between his sketches and paintings from the 1940s to the early 21st
century. > Drawing into Painting explores how drawing remained central to Freud's artistic
practice throughout his life. From quick sketches to finished works in charcoal pastel and
etching his drawings offer a rare window into his process revealing shifts in style
experimentation and his evolving way of seeing. Spanning from his childhood to his final years
the book traces the unconventional path from his drawing practice to his painting and back
again. Alongside a selection of key paintings by Freud and others the book includes
conversations with David Dawson Freud's close friend and assistant and Bella Freud the
artist's daughter. Insightful essays by writer and curator Catherine Lampert British Museum
drawings curator Isabel Seligman and acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín further illuminates
Freud's world and legacy.
