British artist Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was widely considered the most important figurative painter of his generation Master portraitist & specialist in nudes Freud used impasto to create depth & intensity while restraining his color palate to mostly muted hues His portraits may be physically unflattering to their subjects but they are honest frank & unapologetic "I paint people" Freud said " not because of what they are like not exactly in spite of what they are like but how they happen to be"