Frank Auerbach

In addition to the artistic influences, I am influenced by my current private life, my feelings about it and my read more

In addition to the artistic influences, I am influenced by my current private life, my feelings about it and my energy level and state of health.

I think that the very earliest influence was a horror of having to work in a bank or an office, read more

I think that the very earliest influence was a horror of having to work in a bank or an office, a desire for a free and creative life.

The unity in any painter's work arises from the fact that a person, brought to a desperate situation, will behave read more

The unity in any painter's work arises from the fact that a person, brought to a desperate situation, will behave in a certain way... style.

I destroy things every day in the act of working and often recall a picture I had considered finished in read more

I destroy things every day in the act of working and often recall a picture I had considered finished in order to rework it.