Frank Auerbach, who escaped Nazi Germany on the eve of the Holocaust and grew up in England, where he became one of the most ...

The artist rendered portraits and scenes of the streets of north London with a life-affirming spirit and no evidence of ...

The artist who fled Nazi Germany as a child and was friends with Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon painted for 70 years in a Mornington Crescent studio ...

Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany as a child and became one of Britain's leading 20th-century artists alongside Lucian ...

Frank Auerbach, who has died aged 93, was an artist of remarkable intensity whose use of thick paint gave his work the ...

This interview was first published in 2022. It has been republished following Frank Auerbach’s death, aged 93 “Hello,” says a ...

When looking for the best camera for portraits, there are a few key factors to keep in mind. Having the right lens is crucial, as you need to be able to shoot at a flattering focal length and separate ...

Booking required for school groups only. Please see the School visits page. The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award makes a welcome return to the National Portrait Gallery for 2024. The prestigious ...

her body "corkscrewed", "features scrambled to oblivion"; a likeness of Lucian Freud turns out to have been based on a ...

The National Portrait ... Lucian Freud turns out to have been based on a portrait of Franz Kafka. Indeed, the only recognisable face here is the artist's own, represented here in a number of eerie ...

Asked how he managed to father daughters by three different women in the same year, Lucian Freud dismissively retorted ... of 14 for an unsparingly graphic portrait, revealed how 'childhood ...