Frank Auerbach
2 of 16 portraits of Frank Auerbach
Frank Auerbach
by Peter Saunders
pencil, 1993
11 3/8 in. x 8 1/4 in. (290 mm x 209 mm)
Purchased, 1994
Primary Collection
NPG 6245
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Sitterback to top
- Frank Auerbach (1931-), Painter. Sitter associated with 16 portraits, Artist of 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
German-born artist, settled in England in 1939; known particularly for thickly impastoed portraits of close friends and depictions of London landscapes. Auerbach posed for the artist in the Coach and Horses public house in Soho and the drawing relates to a painting commissioned by London Underground.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 23



