German-born British painter Lucian Freud poses for the camera in 1958. Freud’s career as an artist spanned almost 50 years. He has been described as one of the great painters of the 20th century, with one of his most famous paintings, of a large nude woman sleeping on a couch, selling for $33.6 million. (Express Newspapers / Getty Images)
Jerry Hall was eight months pregnant when Freud painted her nude portrait. (Sotheby’s / Associated Press)
“Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” (1995) is a life-size depiction of London benefits supervisor Sue Tilley sleeping naked on a dilapidated sofa. (Akira Suemori / Associated Press)
British painter Lucien Freud visits the Fesch museum in Ajaccio, Corsica. (Stephan Agostini / AFP/Getty Images)
