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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.