"A sumptuous single-volume edition of phaidon's acclaimed overview of one of the greatest painters of our time.larger-than-life british artist lucian freud enjoyed a career lasting over seven decades. he worked almost until the day he died, when he left a portrait of friend and studio assistant david dawson unfinished. now available for the first time in one elegantly combined edition, this acclaimed celebration of freud's work from the 1930s to his death in 2011 includes hundreds of paintings, drawings, sketches, and etchings - even personal photographs and illustrated private letters. a comprehensive overview of his life and work in one luxurious volume, this book is a gorgeous addition to the shelves of art lovers everywhere. "