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Lucian Freud

Maripol

Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud was a German-British painter widely regarded as one of the greatest figurative artists of the 20th century, known for his unsparing, psychologically intense portraits of friends, family, and himself in which he rendered flesh with a clinical yet deeply empathetic scrutiny. His thick, dragged brushwork and unflinching attention to skin, fat, and musculature gave his canvases an almost sculptural presence. The grandson of Sigmund Freud, he worked until his death at 88 and commanded some of the highest prices ever achieved for a living artist.

BornDecember 8, 1922NationalityBritish

Maripol

Maripol

Maripol is a French-born multidisciplinary artist, photographer, jewelry designer, and creative director who was a central figure in New York's downtown art and club scene during the late 1970s and 1980s, most famously as the stylist and creative collaborator behind Madonna's early iconic look. Her Polaroid photographs of artists and musicians at venues like Club 57 constitute an irreplaceable document of that era's creative underground. She has also designed jewelry and accessories under her own name and collaborated with brands including Fiorucci.

Born1953NationalityFrench-American

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