Leigh Bowery (Seated)

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"Leigh Bowery (Seated)" is a 1990s portrait painting by Lucian Freud depicting the performance artist Leigh Bowery with Freud’s characteristically intense, unflinching realism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
portrait painting
artisticApproach intense observation
unflinching realism
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Lucian Freud NERFINISHED
creatorBirthName Lucian Michael Freud NERFINISHED
creatorNationality British
depictionType seated figure
depicts Leigh Bowery NERFINISHED
depictsEra late 20th-century London art scene
depictsGender male
depictsPerson Australian-born artist Leigh Bowery NERFINISHED
genre portraiture
hasLanguage none (visual artwork)
hasTitle Leigh Bowery (Seated) NERFINISHED
inception 1990s
mainSubject face
human body
medium oil paint
movement British figurative painting
contemporary art
figurative art
partOfArtistOeuvre Lucian Freud’s late portraits
period late 20th century
style psychological realism
realism
subjectNationality Australian
subjectOccupation club performer
fashion designer
performance artist
subjectRoleForArtist muse
support canvas
theme identity
physical presence
psychological intensity

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Lucian Freud notableWork Leigh Bowery (Seated)