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Frank Auerbach

painter, draftsperson, graphic designer, artist

1931  – 2024

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.

All Quotes by Frank Auerbach

“To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.”
— Frank Auerbach
“To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.”
— Frank Auerbach
“It seems to me madness to wake up in the morning and do something other than paint, considering that one may not wake up the following morning.”
— Frank Auerbach