The artwork titled “Naked Portrait,” created by Lucian Freud between 1972 and 1973, is an oil painting on canvas from the Expressionism movement. This nude painting, known by its genre “nu,” is currently housed in the Tate Modern, London, UK.
The artwork depicts a nude figure, a woman, lying on a bed with a plain white sheet. The composition is characterized by its meticulous attention to detail and the realistic rendering of the human form. The woman is shown in a relaxed yet somewhat contorted position, with her arm bent under her head and her legs slightly curled. Surrounding the figure is a simple, austere setting that includes a wooden headboard and a stool bearing painting tools, which might symbolize the artist’s presence within the composition. The earthy, muted tones employed by Freud evoke a sense of both intimacy and raw human vulnerability, harmonizing with the broader themes of the Expressionism movement.
