Frank Auerbach

Frank Helmut Auerbach (29 April 1931 – 11 November 2024) was a German-British painter. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He was thought to be one of the popular names in the School of London.Richard Morphet, The hard-won image (London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1984), p. 54 He also wrote many books about art in London.

Auerbach became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom in 1947. He had escaped Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. His parents stayed behind in Germany, and were killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942.Eric L. Santner, On creaturely life: Rilke, Benjamin, Sebald (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006), p. 100, note 2Jonathan Jones, "Frank Auerbach: a painter's painter of horrors and joy", The Guardian, 29 August 2014.

Auerbach died on 11 November 2024 in London at the age of 93.

References

Other websites
 Frank Auerbach: To The Studio documentary (2001) Jake Auerbach Films
 Marlborough Art Gallery, artists' page
 BBC Radio 3 interview with Frank Auerbach

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