Craig Raine

As Lucian Freud’s fame increases his indiscretions multiply

Volume II of William Feaver’s biography is as compulsively readable as ever – and it becomes clear why Freud finally withdrew his authorisation

Lucian Freud in 2010. Credit: Getty Images
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  • The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame 1968–2011

    William Feaver

    Bloomsbury, pp. 592, £35

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