Frank Auerbach

1931

German (culture, style, period) (Europe, Germany Berlin)

Painter whose works, typically nudes and townscapes, are noted for their extreme impasto and Expressionist style. His teacher, David Bomberg, was very influential on his work. He studied with Bomberg longer than anyone else beginning at Borough Polytechnic in January 1947, attending night classes until 1953, while officially attending St Martin’s School of Art and the Royal College of Art.