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May 23, 2007

The Queen of England posing for Lucian Freud (photo by David Dawson)

The photo is actually much better than the portrait. I can't help giggling at seeing her majesty wearing this glittery diamond covered crown in the badly lit, dirty and slightly run down corner of the studio. Looks like conceptual art to me. Just think, the power some artists attain. The queen succumbs to the vanity of having her portrait painted by the most famous painter alive
and submits to his conditions. Just one century ago, painters would fight for the honor. That's a lot to think about. But I'm too lazy.

Posted by claudia

Comments

don't forget she employed sir anthony blunt and she knows a bit about art also she's good with money and will rightly see it as an investment

Posted by tristan at May 26, 2007 07:41 AM

Nice blog. !!

Posted by Santiagok at May 27, 2007 07:28 AM

Or maybe not so much vanity as willingness to play along with the joke?

Posted by clio at May 30, 2007 08:05 PM

You reckon clio? I have this image of the Queen as lacking a sense of humor but I can see your point. And it's much more fun than mine...

Posted by claudia at May 31, 2007 01:53 AM