Frank Auerbach

Frank Auerbach
Born
Frank Helmut Auerbach

(1931-04-29) 29 April 1931 (age 93)
Berlin, Germany
Education
Known forPainting
MovementSchool of London
Head of E.O.W. IV, 1961, National Gallery of Scotland

Frank Helmut Auerbach (born 29 April 1931) is a German-British painter. Born in Germany, he has been a naturalised British subject since 1947. He is considered one of the leading names in the School of London, with fellow artists Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.[1]

  1. ^ Richard Morphet, The hard-won image (London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1984), p. 54