Frank Auerbach

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.

It seems to me madness to wake up in the morning and do something other than paint, considering that one read more

It seems to me madness to wake up in the morning and do something other than paint, considering that one may not wake up the following morning.

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 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.

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

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