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From contemporary African art to Lucian Freud etchings, here is a rundown of what’s on offer this week
A new show in collaboration with Simon Schama explores British portraiture through themes
This show assembles six portraits where the artist depicts the golden flesh tones his wife Caroline
Record-breaking $179m Picasso sale is part of a much bigger picture as prices soar
Since the death of Lucian Freud, the courts and the media have been preoccupied with the contents of his will – and the disputes it has provoked
One of the star lots is Cecil Beaton’s photograph of the painter Lucian Freud and his then-wife, Caroline Blackwood
Sport does not broaden an executive’s worldview. Virtually everything else does
Lucian Freud’s assistant David Dawson worked with the artist for 25 years, photographing Freud in every aspect of his life. Dawson’s images and memories are now collected in a new book
The US artist’s new work builds on a portrait of Lucian Freud that was reworked by Francis Bacon
Through her portraits and vistas, the artist takes the viewer wonderfully into her own world
MIMA’s show evokes the mixed mood of a decade caught between a bold future and existential doubt
Aged 83, the painter and draughtsman remains a towering figure of American art. His latest work, previewed here, is among his most personal and accomplished
There are moments when the London-born artist achieves a state close to ecstasy
‘Three Studies of Lucian Freud’ smashes record for an artwork sold at auction
Works by Epstein, Bacon and Lucian Freud are among the highlights of this show
Several books, films and, I believe, an opera, are being written about my late father. Some, I fear, will be truly terrible
The Duke of Devonshire talks about how he is turning Chatsworth House into a destination for contemporary art lovers
These pictures demonstrate Eardley as the greatest child portraitist since Soutine
Dionysian decadence and the nightmarish fringes of the human imagination are fruitfully explored in a new series by the Portuguese artist
The Olympic year saw an overload of cultural activity. What does 2013 hold in store for arts lovers?
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