Probably the most complete available study on Lucian Freud until the publication of W. Feaver's monumental work by Rizzoli's, this book, which was the catalogue for a 2002 retrospective at the Tate Gallery, benefits from wonderful illustrations and a text which traces the artist's career from its beginnings in the early 1940's to 2001.Particularly interesting is the demonstration of how Freud's art is linked to some of the greatest ancient masters, like Velasquez, Chardin, Titian or Courbet. A short and impressive text by the painter Frank Auerbach gives an interesting view of Freud seen through the eyes of one of his most brilliant admirers, an artist himself.