Painter
Frank Auerbach Born in Berlin, hemoved permanently to Britain in 1939. Auerbach studied at St Martin's School of Art, London,and at the Royal College of Art. He was taughtand influenced by Bomberg who encouragedhim to look back, beyond Cubism, to Cezanne.His work is modern, but in the tradition ofGericault, Delacroix, Ingres, Courbet andDaumier; he is one of the most accomplishedfigurative artists of his generation. His subjectsare portraits of friends, and landscapes.
Source: The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (World of Art)
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