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  • Louise Bourgeois in her Manhattan studio, 1982
    Louise Bourgeois in her Manhattan studio, 1982
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    Can Freudian Art Survive in an Age Without Freud?

    A Louise Bourgeois show at the Jewish Museum and a new biography of Lucian Freud may provide the answer

    byFrances Brent
  • Lucian Freud, 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping,' 1995
    Lucian Freud, 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping,' 1995
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    Lucian Freud’s Fat Lady Sings

    Flesh, set free by a ‘despicable genius,’ or ensnared in the male gaze?

    byJeremy Sigler
  • A member of Christie's staff walks toward Francis Bacon's 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' on October 14, 2013 in London, England.(Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
    A member of Christie's staff walks toward Francis Bacon's 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' on October 14, 2013 in London, England.(Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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    What Artists Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon Have in Common

    British author Robin Saikia looks back at the two artists’ work

    byRobin Saikia
  • Chaim Soutine, Self Portrait, c. 1918.(The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation)
    Chaim Soutine, Self Portrait, c. 1918.(The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation)
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    Meaty Matters

    Long before Francis Bacon became famous for his carnal paintings, Chaim Soutine brought bloody beef into the artist’s studio and inspired generations of flesh-minded painters

    byBen Schachter
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