Frank Auerbach

British · 1931–2024 · Painter, Printmaker

Frank Helmut Auerbach was a German-born British painter. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he became a naturalised British subject in 1947. He is considered one of the leading… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Frank Auerbach, J.Y.M. Seated in the Studio II, 1987-1988, oil on canvasJ.Y.M. Seated in the Studio IIPhillips · £635,000≈ $809,689≈ €743,174Sign up to see
  2. Frank Auerbach, J.Y.M. in the Studio II, 1963/64, Oil on panelJ.Y.M. in the Studio IIKetterer Kunst · €305,000≈ $416,081≈ £247,299Sign up to see
  3. Frank Auerbach, Seated Figure I, 1965, oil, charcoal and crayon on joined paperSeated Figure IPhillips · £100,000≈ $121,680≈ €115,271Sign up to see

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Frank Helmut Auerbach was a German-born British painter. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he became a naturalised British subject in 1947. He is considered one of the leading names in the School of London, with fellow artists Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, both of whom were early supporters of his work.

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Born 1931, BerlinDied 2024, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q215919 ↗ULAN 500023601 ↗

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Also known as Frank Helmut Auerbach, Frank Helmuth Auerbach

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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