Naked Portrait: A Memoir of Lucian Freud
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Naked Portrait: A Memoir of Lucian Freud
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Rose Boyt
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Rose Boyt
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Read by the author, Rose Boyt.
‘Towards the end of the summer of 2016 I found an old diary in a cardboard box, hundreds of typed pages, the first dated 9 September 1989. I put the diary away without reading it; I had lost my father, my mother had died only three months earlier, and it was not the right time to think about anything. I was heartbroken.
As I remembered it the diary was about sitting again, an easy portrait this time, fully clothed, the manuscript mainly a record of my father’s remarkable stories. I imagined all his stories were amusing, uncontentious, but even if that had been true I still would not have been ready. It is unclear to me now how I was able so effectively to distort reality.’
In Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud, through the diary and other accounts of sitting for him, naked or otherwise. Enthralled by his genius, it was only after his death that she began to question the version of events she had come to accept. The shock of the truth is profound but what emerges is her love and compassion not just for herself as a vulnerable young woman, but for the man himself, who is shown in all his brilliant complexity.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Johnny
- 20-02-2025
Good book, love the writing and honesty bhf audio performance could be less monotonous
Rose is a cool person altogether and her story is intense. Great to see her taking on this challenge of courageously writing this book. She is very adept at tackling her parents psychological issues but still sad to know how much trauma Lucian Freud left in his 'genius' wake. At some level one has to question was it really necessary for him to be this way to his own. Yet, everyone in his family is quite conveniently forgiving so who are we to judge. To the average art enthusiast, his art is what matters and that is no doubt top pedigree. Rose is a solid writer, just not the best narrator. Could be less monotonous in tone, each sentence is the same, 3-5 words and then 5-7 words format which gets a bit much. But still happy this book was written, and if you read this Rose, big fan all the same of yours and your dad!
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