Frank Auerbach
German-born British painter (1931–2024)
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Auerbach died on 11 November 2024 in London at the age of 93.[4]
References
change- ↑ Richard Morphet, The hard-won image (London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1984), p. 54
- ↑ Eric L. Santner, On creaturely life: Rilke, Benjamin, Sebald (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006), p. 100, note 2
- ↑ Jonathan Jones, "Frank Auerbach: a painter's painter of horrors and joy", The Guardian, 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93". The Guardian. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
Other websites
change- 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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