Frank Auerbach was born to Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany in 1931; he was sent to England in 1939 and later attended St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art, also studying in David Bomberg's evening classes at the Borough Polytechnic. In 1956, he held his first solo exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery in London, where he exhibited until 1963; He was represented by Marlborough Galleries from 1965 until their closure in 2024. An internationally acclaimed and exhibited artist, several major retrospectives have been held, including at Tate Britain in 2015.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/frank-auerbach