One of Britain's pre-eminent post war painters and among the most internationally
collected of living artists, Frank Auerbach has spent his adult life in
London. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1931, Auerbach was sent to England
in 1939 where he studied at the Royal College of Art and has remained
ever since. His first exhibition was held at London's Beaux Arts Gallery
in 1956.
Auerbach's organic, yet unified, forms are deeply rooted in realism and
are often renditions of people he knows well. His oils, drawings and prints
reveal an intense observation of the subject, and are filled with empathy
and emotion. He makes his mark with such authority and finality, and always
arrives at the essence of his subject. The signature armature of thick
black lines, and the furious mark making that he employs give his sitters
a flickering quality of energy. The artist feels a print carries an authority
that a drawing does not, and while he has a deep reverence for this medium
he has completed fewer than 40 editions throughout his career.
Auerbach's work can be found in public collections worldwide including
the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Aberdeen City, Scotland; Art Gallery
of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; British Museum, London, England;
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio; Frissiras Museum of Contemporary
Art, Athens, Greece; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, England; Israel Museum,
Jerusalem, Israel; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York;
Museo de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Museo Rufino Tamayo,
Mexico City, Mexico; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; National
Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; Royal College of Art,
London, England; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland;
Tate Britain, London, England; and the Southampton Art Gallery, Sheffield,
England.
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Julia
1994
Etching
10.75 x 11.125 inches
Edition of 30
Published by Marlborough Graphics
©1994 Frank Auerbach
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Ruth
2002
Etching
Plate: 5.75 x 4.375 inches
Sheet: 11.75 x 9.625 inches
Edition of 35
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Sleep
2001
Etching
Plate: 4.5 x 5.75 inches
Sheet: 9 x 10 inches
Edition of 35
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