vii, 212 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
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Books
Notes:
"One of Britain's most important contemporary painters, Celia Paul has written a reflective, intimate memoir of her life as an artist. Self-Portrait tells the artist's story in her own words, drawn from early journal entries as well as memory, of her childhood in India and her days as a art student at London's Slade School of Fine Art; of her intense decades-long relationship with the older esteemed painter Lucian Freud and the birth of their son; of the challenges of motherhood, the unresolvable conflict between caring for a child and remaining commited to art; of the "invisible skeins between people," the profound familial connections Paul communicates through her paintings of her mother and sisters; and finally, of the mystical presence in her own solitary vision of the world around her. With over seventy illustrations, Self-Portrait is a powerful, liberating evocation of a life and of a life-long dedication to art"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Terms:
Paul, Celia, born 1959 | Painters -- Great Britain -- Biography. | ART / European. | Paul, Celia, born 1959 | Painters. | Great Britain.