Lynn Barber

The ordeal of sitting for my father Lucian Freud

Rose Boyt describes posing naked over many nights – supplied with purple hearts by Freud to keep her awake – and her shock on finally seeing the result

‘Rose’ by Lucian Freud, 1978-79. [Bridgeman Images]
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  • Naked Portrait: A Memoir of Lucian Freud

    Rose Boyt

    Picador, pp. 352, £18

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