A Great Artist on Paper: Why Lucian Freud’s Magical Drawings Are the Key to His Major Works

The artist often swapped painting for etching as a way to rediscover his craft. Now a new exhibition shows these flashes of inspiration in all their intimate glory

Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting review

National Portrait Gallery, London Freud was a master painter, but his drawings ranged from ordinary to awful. Guess which aspect of his work this show focuses on?

"Wonder and awe": The art of Ruth Asawa

January 25, 2026 / 9:39 AM EST / CBS News

Crossing into Darkness review

Carl Freedman Gallery, MargateMunch, Bourgeois, Gormley and Baselitz go shoulder to shoulder with up-and-coming artists in an exhibition that revels in its stygian gloom

Banksy unveils new art in London

December 22, 2025 / 1:51 PM EST / CBS/AP

London gets at least one new Banksy mural for Christmas

Artist confirms image in Bayswater is by him, but gives no indication about another outside Centre Point tower