Steven Desmond visits the Lucian Freud exhibition at the Garden Museum, bringing a horticulturalist’s eye to works by one of Britain’s great 20th century artists.
Let me be clear at the outset: Lucian Freud was not a botanical artist. He was a very great artist who sometimes painted plants. This is a little-known fact and one we should consider carefully. Everyone can now readily form their own opinion on the matter, as the Garden Museum in London is presently hosting…