Linear probity, the hard-won prize of a steadfast eye, is the rock beneath his magical tonal shifts marking the faceted planar structure of organic forms. He brought to modern figure painting the clarity, composure and reticence that is the soul of classicism.
Uglow was an austere, luminous practitioner of direct observation. Ten years younger than Freud, he died too soon. Euan Uglow (1932-2000) is one of Britain’s most distinguished-to many, the most distinguished-painter of his time. Across the water, the choice is hardly so clear cut. The only Christian work is good work, well done.Īsk: “Who is the greatest figure painter of the late twentieth century?” The answer on this side of the Atlantic is likely to be Lucian Freud.
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