It seems there are just way too many deaths in the art community this year.
I am sorry to report that Wednesday night saw the passing of Lucien Freud. After a brief illness, he died in his home at the age of 88. Dubbed “The greatest living realist” by one art critic in the 1980’s, Lucien’s work was the subject of a large retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1993.
Read more about it here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/arts/lucian-freud-adept-portraiture-artist-dies-at-88.html?_r=1
Yes, it seems that the age of giants is coming to an end. Lucien Freud has left an indelible mark on the world of art. Rest in peace, Master Freud.