Praise for the 2018 two-volume edition: 'Stunning . Sure to delight those in search of a full picture of the artist's output.' - Artists Illustrators 'There is a precision and grandeur about this new monograph [.] that is all of a piece with Freud's modus operandi. [.] Gayford draws on his own back catalogue and the established sources [.] to weave a fluent text that is footnote-free and cautiously expansive [.] Freud steps forward into sharper focus than we have seen before.

We see more of the methodology by which he achieved a genius-reputation approaching that of his famous grandfather, creating a new genre of self-projecting portraiture while keeping his secrets close.' -- Times Literary Supplement 'There should still be room on my coffee table for a handsome new picture book. Thoughtfully selected by artist David Dawson, one-time model and assistant to Freud, and narrated by Martin Gayford, it will undoubtedly.