"I used to have a lot of fights. It wasn't because I liked fighting, it was really just that people said things to me to which I felt the only reply was to hit them" (Lucien Freud)
Some days I feel JUST like that, but I don't hit people anymore.
Self-portrait with a Black Eye - Lucien Freud, 1978. This painting is expected to sell for about £3million at auction this week...
The image kind of creeps me out because the eyes look all rheumy and I'm not sure what his mouth is doing. It could be smiling, lying or eating cake for all I know... and what I don't know is what the whole face means.
I'm not sure if I like this painting. At any rate, I wouldn't like it in my house staring at me all awkwardly and half-hidden. So I'll save my £3million for something else :)
