Drawing into Painting will showcase previously unseen work by the British artist at the National Portrait Gallery next year.

A collection of previously unseen drawings, etchings and paintings by British artist Lucian Freud will be showcased at the National Portrait Gallery early next year in what will be the UK’s most comprehensive museum exhibition of his works.

Drawing into Painting will be part of the National Portrait Gallery’s programme in 2026, and is comprised of unseen work by the artist, including childhood drawings, 48 sketchbooks, letters and unfinished paintings which are part of the Lucian Freud Archive at the gallery.

Despite being best known as a painter, Freud’s exhibition will focus on his drawings, among other mediums, looking at how these highlight some of the most si

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