Rose Boyt: Portrait Of A Father

When looking at Lucian Freud’s piercing portraits, it’s impossible to imagine what it must have been like to sit for him. The artist’s daughter, Rose Boyt, explores that and much more in Naked Portrait. Drawing upon the rediscovery of her own diary, Boyt probes the depths of their complicated relationship. Join her today as she discusses her remarkable memoir of the artist with chair, Sam Baker.

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