John Iddon
Possibly the greatest figure painter of the second half of the 20th century, Lucian Freud also led an extraordinary life from his family’s escape from the Hitler regime in the 1930’s to his colourful and combative life in London. This talk will look at his unforgettable paintings (many of which have a penetrative scrutiny that is almost the visual equivalent of his grandfather Sigmund’s analysis of patients) as well as his relations with his models and fellow artists.
John Iddon is a lecturer and guide at both Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Previously he ran an MA course in Heritage Interpretation at St Mary’s University College. He has lectured freelance to numerous art societies, to the National Trust and the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery in Venice, as well as on cruises. In 2012, he wrote the new guidebook to the newly opened Strawberry Hill.