Frank Auerbach

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.

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.

Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with.

Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with.

Real style is not having a program - it's how one behaves in a crisis.

Real style is not having a program - it's how one behaves in a crisis.