FOR COMPARISON WITH LUCIEN FREUD'S PAINTING, HERE'S THE QUEEN IN THE FLESH...

Yup, here is a photo of Queen E in the flesh, looking happy. She endorsed Lucien Freud's portrait of her, in case you wondered.

Photo of Queen Elizabeth is from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-503597/A-unlikely-revolutionary-Queen-subtly-changed-Monarchy-suit-modern-Britain.html

God Save the Queen!

The more I look at the paintings of Lucien Freud -- only through books and the Internet -- the more convincing is the argument that he is the greatest living artist of this modern ear.

My personal favourite is of course, Freud's painting of Queen Elizabeth, the present Queen of England (no, contrary to what most people think, Elton John is NOT the queen of England.)

Have a look at Freud's painting of the Queen (Elizabeth, I mean) and see for yourself. It was pianted between May 2000 and December 2001, with the Queen herself indulging Lucien in many sittings to allow him to best capture her in his brush strokes.

Lucien Freud is the grandson of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Lucien is based in England, where he has lived since 1933. Lucien was born in 1922 (Dec 8) in Berlin.