Lucien Freud and the Late Queen

Wednesday 3 March 2027 at 2.00 pm at the Lowther Pavilion. Guests may attend the lecture – £10 pp (pay on door)

Lecturer: Bill Powell

Bill Powell’s working career was in finance, firstly as an accountant with BT. He joined St Michael’s Financial Services (now M&S Money) shortly after they were established in the mid-1980s as Head of Customer Service. He then became the UK Chairman of the Consumer Credit Trade Association.  He took early retirement and embarked on a completely different career as a tour manager, escorting groups of people to various destinations around the world. During this time he was able to indulge his love of Modern Art, visiting galleries across the globe. He started lecturing on cruise ships in 2013, talking about Modern Art and his other great passion, Rock and Roll music.

The Lecture:

Grandson of Sigmund and brother of Clement, Lucian Freud is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever painters of the human form. In 2000 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II agreed to his request to paint her portrait, with dramatic consequences.

Caption: The Queen by Lucian Freud -The Guardian, Fair Use