F R A N K A U E R B A C H _______________________________________ S p e a k i n g A n d P a i n t i n g S I G N E D B O O K H a r d c o v e r B o o k 2 0 1 5 © Frank Auerbach / Catherine Lampert / Thames & Hudson D E T A I L S ISBN: 978-0500239254 Born in Berlin in 1931 to Jewish parents, the eight-year-old Auerbach was sent to England in 1939 to escape the Nazi regime. His parents stayed behind and died in a concentration camp in 1943. Now in his eighties, Auerbach is still producing his distinctly sculptural paintings of friends, family and surroundings in north London, where he has made his home since the war. The art historian and curator Catherine Lampert has had unique access to the artist since 1978 when she first became one of his sitters. With an emphasis on Auerbach's own words, culled from her conversations with him and archival interviews, she provides a rare insight into his professional life, working methods and philosophy. Auerbach also reflects on the places, people and inspirations that have shaped his life. These include his experiences as a refugee child, finding his way in the London art world of the 1950s and 1960s, his friendships with Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Leon Kossoff, among many others, and his approaches to looking and painting throughout his career. For anyone interested in how an artist approaches his craft or his method of capturing reality this is essential reading. It's really well written by Lampert in a way most modern art books aren't. By that I mean most are just boring, dead facts and opinions rarely worth exploring. Lampert as a long term sitter for Auerbach, gets int the small details of his world and it's fascinating throughout. From losing his parents to the present day. So much trivia; I didn't know that at one point Auerbach was addicted t betting machines. Not in the league of betting of his friend, Freud, but I would never have placed Auerbach with those machines... By far the most informative and entertaining book I've read on Frank Auerbach. This book is signed on the inner page by both Auerbach and Lampert. Anyone know exactly how many they signed?. All the ones I've seen Lampert has signed first with Auerbach's famous bold squiggle beneath. Images © Frank Auerbach/Thames & Hudson. All Rights Reserved. 5 STARS OUT OF FIVE B U Y Price: SOLD F R A N K A U E R B A C H S I G N E D I T E M S Frank Auerbach signed items and more @ ebay.com (direct link to signed items - they DO pop up from time to time) |
