Lucian FreudReflection (self portrait)Oil on CanvasDate: 1985

PORTRAIT Spider

SUBJECT/ CONTENT This is a portrait of…..• self portrait/ friend/ family member(look at the title underneath the painting)

• every day/ special occasion• captures a moment / historical• status of sitter – rich/ middleclass/ working class

• emotions / feelings

How to analyse a portrait

COMPOSITION / FORM• main focal point ( where your eye is drawn to)

• viewpoint of the artist ( where the artist has painted the portrait from)

• foreground /middle-ground• background• pose - how the model is standing, sitting or reclining and what that means• Form – 2D or 3D – why?

HANDLING OF MATERIALS• choice of materials• brush strokes•direction of different strokes or marks and where?• tools: paintbrush or palette knife• application of paint/ layered thickly or thin layers and where?•Flat or raised surface texture• translucent / opaque• pace of work/ time taken

Opinion/ Mood• personal reaction to the artwork – how does it make you feel?

• feelings of the sitter( facial expressions)• atmosphere (link to colour palette)• artist’s personality• message

VISUAL ELEMENTSWhat is the main visualElement? Where are these in the painting and what effect do they have?

• line• colour• texture• tone• shape• form• pattern

STYLE• Art movement – contemporary or modern• abstract, realistic or stylized – why?

Lucian FreudReflection (self portrait)Oil on CanvasDate: 1985

Lucian Freud Self-portrait1963Oil on Canvas

Lucian Freud Oil on CanvasReflection, Self Portrait2002

Lucian FreudSelf-Portrait With A Black Eye1978Oil on canvas

Lucian FreudSelf Portrait1948Oil on canvas

Lucian Freud

Lucian FreudSelf Portrait1948Oil on canvas

Lucian FreudReflection (self portrait)Oil on CanvasDate: 1985

Lucian FreudMinton1952Oil on canvas

Lucian FreudGirl in a Dark Jacket1947Oil on panel

Lucian FreudGirl with a kitten1947Oil on canvas

Lucian Freud Francis Bacon 1952Oil on Metal,

Surrealist portraits – early works

Lucian FreudMinton1952Oil on canvas

Lucian FreudGirl in a Dark Jacket1947Oil on panel

Lucian FreudGirl with a kitten1947Oil on canvas

Lucian Freud Francis Bacon 1952Oil on Metal,

Surrealist portraits – early works

•Style: surrealist – over exaggerated facial features lacking realistic tonal values and details

•Handling of materials: blended paint, brushstrokes less visible •Mood/ atmosphere: sombre

Lucian Freud Esther 1982-83oil on canvas

Lucian FreudQueen Elizabeth II2001 Oil on canvas

Lucian FreudSleeping Head1980Oil on Canvas

Lucian Freud Head of a WomanPainted in 1990-91 Oil on canvas

Lucian Freud Head of a Naked Girl 1999oil on canvas

Lucian Freud The Painter's Mother III (1972)Oil on Canvas

Lucian FreudDavid Hockney2002oil on canvas

PORTRAIT Spider

SUBJECT/ CONTENT This is a portrait of…..• self portrait/ friend/ family member(look at the title underneath the painting)

• every day/ special occasion• captures a moment / historical• status of sitter – rich/ middleclass/ working class

• emotions / feelings

How to analyse a portrait

COMPOSITION / FORM• main focal point ( where your eye is drawn to)

• viewpoint of the artist ( where the artist has painted the portrait from)

• foreground /middle-ground• background• pose - how the model is standing, sitting or reclining and what that means• Form – 2D or 3D – why?

HANDLING OF MATERIALS• choice of materials• brush strokes•direction of different strokes or marks and where?• tools: paintbrush or palette knife• application of paint/ layered thickly or thin layers and where?•Flat or raised surface texture• translucent / opaque• pace of work/ time taken

Opinion/ Mood• personal reaction to the artwork – how does it make you feel?

• feelings of the sitter( facial expressions)• atmosphere (link to colour palette)• artist’s personality• message

VISUAL ELEMENTSWhat is the main visualElement? Where are these in the painting and what effect do they have?

• line• colour• texture• tone• shape• form• pattern

STYLE• Art movement – contemporary or modern• abstract, realistic or stylized – why?