The Resume

(December 8, 1922-July 20, 2011)
Born in Berlin, Germany
Painted 'Dead Heron' (1945), 'Girl With a White Dog' (1952), 'Pregnant Girl' (1961), 'Factory in North London' (1972), 'Naked Man with a Rat' (1978), 'Reflection' (1985),' 'Naked Man, Back View' (1991) and 'Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II' (2001)
Grandson of Sigmund Freud

Why he might be annoying:

He was thrown out of several schools.
He married a former lover's niece.
He may have fathered up to 40 illegitimate children.
He is most famous for his unflattering nudes (celebrities such as Jerry Hall and Kate Moss).
He is a gambling addict.
He angered many Britons by painting Queen Elizabeth II with what looks like a beard.

Why he might not be annoying:

His grandfather Sigmund Freud encouraged his interest in art.
His family fled Germany for Britain when Adolf Hitler came into power.
He was in the Merchant Navy during World War II.
He said, 'I paint what I see, not what you want me to see.'
He refused a honorary degree from Oxford University because he had not graduated from Oxford or any university.
He is one of few notable contemporary artists who paints in a representational style.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• 21st Century Painters
• AskMen's Top 10 Expensive Nudes (Ranked: 7)
• AskMen's Top 10 Expensive Nudes (Ranked: 3)
• Born in Berlin, Germany
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 2]
• GQ's 50 Best Dressed British Males [2006] (Ranked: 42)
• I Designed a Chateau Mountain-Rothschild of France Label (Ranked: 2006)
• I Died in 2011 (Ranked: 88)
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Need to Place a Wager
• I Was Estranged From My Sibling
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Profiles 21001-21250 (Ranked: 21048)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 123 Votes: 65.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 51.16% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 38 Votes: 68.42% Annoying