Lucien Freud 2005

Photograph of Lucien Freud, 2005, by his assistant, David Dawson.



This photograph which was published last Saturday in the New York Times Arts section took my breath away. This is one of those rare examples where a photograph looks like a painting. It could have been done by Diego Velasquez (Adoration of the Magi) or by Caravaggio as in the Supper at Emmaus...
The photograph has so much life and detail. I could easily envision each highlight as a brushstroke. It is what one may call a "painterly" photo.