What was the fate of “Big Sue”, which posed Freud’s grandson for the scandalous paintings that made him a millionaire

Lucian Freud and Sue Tilly: The Story of a Scandalous Muse.

If the fame of the artists could be measured in kilograms, then the scales of Lucien Freud (yes, that scandalous grandson of the great psychoanalyst) would have increased by 127 kg immediately. That was exactly what Big Sue had, the so-called model artist Sue Till, whom he depicted in one of his most famous paintings.

The woman, completely naked, seems to be sleeping soundly. And the artist is fascinated by her body: fat, not muscular and not fit, with, as Freud loved “100% made of flesh.” The folds of her massive body seem to flicker with all shades of brown, pink and white. As an artist, she crept up to her … and is the goddess angry when she wakes up? Continue reading →