ARTISTS
Freud, Minton, Ryan: Unholy Trinity
25 Sep, 2021 - 20 Nov, 2021
This unique exhibition will celebrate the life of Adrian Ryan (1920-1998) and his friends John Minton (1917-57) and Lucian Freud (1922-2011).
In the tight community of the art world of pre-war London, the three artists were colleagues and friends. As ambitious figurative painters with - at first - hopeful and promising career trajectories, all three explored a relaxed intimacy behind closed doors, especially during the war years.
After Minton's suicide Ryan and Freud drifted apart, which may have contributed to the significance of the lonely figure in their work. This theme will be explored in the exhibition alongside the three artists' developing practise, from some of their earliest paintings up until Minton's death in 1957.
Recommended for you
01 May, 2022
- 01 Jun, 2050
13 Sep, 2025
- 04 Jan, 2026
This unique exhibition will celebrate the life of Adrian Ryan (1920-1998) and his friends John Minton (1917-57) and Lucian Freud (1922-2011).
In the tight community of the art world of pre-war London, the three artists were colleagues and friends. As ambitious figurative painters with - at first - hopeful and promising career trajectories, all three explored a relaxed intimacy behind closed doors, especially during the war years.
After Minton's suicide Ryan and Freud drifted apart, which may have contributed to the significance of the lonely figure in their work. This theme will be explored in the exhibition alongside the three artists' developing practise, from some of their earliest paintings up until Minton's death in 1957.
Artists on show
Contact details
Related articles
Julian Machin, curator, pieces together story that also involves Adrian Ryan and John Minton. Lucian Freud had a famously complex love life fathering children with many women but before all that there was a passionate, secret and enduring gay relationship.
Have you planned your summer staycation away from London?
