© The Artist courtesy of Marlborough Fine Art
Thick impasto portrait head and shoulders. Auerbach was born in Berlin, but lives and works in London. He is known for his violently expressionist style in which the figures 'seem burdened with some terrible experience', as if they were 'refugees conscious of concentration camps' as Stephen Spender noted.
More information
Title of artwork, date
JYMI, 1981
Date supported
1983
Medium and material
Oil on board
Dimensions
56 x 51 cm
Grant
1062
Total cost
4250
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