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- Birth nameFrank Helmut Auerbach
- Frank Auerbach was born on April 29, 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Julia Wolstenholme. He died on November 11, 2024 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseJulia Wolstenholme(1958 - January 2024) (her death, 1 child)
- Jewish figurative painter based in the UK. His son is Jake Auerbach.
- Arrived in Britain in 1939 as one of six children to be sponsored by Antonio and Iris Origo.
- Auerbach's first solo exhibition was at the Beaux Arts Gallery in London in 1956, followed by further solo shows at the Beaux Arts Gallery in 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1963, and then at Marlborough Fine Art in London at regular intervals after 1965; at Marlborough Gallery, New York, in 1969, 1982, 1994, 1998 and 2006; and at Marlborough Graphics in 1990.
- London's Tate Britain, in association with the Kunstmuseum Bonn, organized a major retrospective of Auerbach's work in 2015 and 2016. The exhibit was curated by Catherine Lampert together with the artist.
- Studied at St Martin's School of Art from 1948 to 1952.
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