Realist painter Lucian Freud dies at 88

Realist painter Lucian Freud dies at 88.

It is said he died of an unknown disease in his London home.

Especially known for his nude portraits, Freud was, to his many art-world admirers, one of the greatest painters of the 20th and 21st centuries. In recent years his paintings commanded huge prices at auction, including one of an overweight nude woman sleeping on a couch that sold in 2008 for $33.6 million.

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