© The Artist courtesy of Marlborough Fine Art
Self Portrait
Artist: Frank Auerbach (born 1931)
Location: National Portrait Gallery
Date: 1994-2001
Materials: pencil & charcoal on paper
Dimensions: 76.4 x 57.7cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £17,500 (Total: £17,500)
Vendor: Marlborough Fine Art
Review number: 5114 (2002)
Provenance:
The artist's dealer, Malborough Fine Art Ltd.
Description:
This energetic self-portrait is one of only five known to be in existence in 2002. It is made up of many drawings, the result of countless sittings and rubbings out. Not only does the drawing capture a likeness, but it records the vigorous movement of the artist at work on a drawing.
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