Editing Frank Auerbach (section)

==Career==
In 1955, he began teaching in secondary schools, but he quickly moved into the visiting tutor circuit at numerous art schools, including [[Bromley College of Art|Bromley]], [[Sidcup School of Art|Sidcup]] and the [[Slade School]]. In particular, he taught one day a week from 1958 to 1965 at [[Camberwell School of Art]].<ref>Sarah MacDougall, "'Seen by the eye and felt by the heart': The Émigrés as Art Teachers", in: Monica Bohm-Duchen ed., ''Insiders Outsiders: Refugees from Nazi Europe and Their Contribution to British Visual Culture'' (London: Lund Humphries, 2019), cited in [https://www.buru.org.uk/record.php?id=45 "Frank Auerbach, artist"], Ben Uri Research Unit database, [[Ben Uri Gallery & Museum]]. Retrieved 28 November 2021.</ref><ref>Geoff Hassell, ''Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts: Its Students and Teachers 1943–1960'' (Woodbridge: The Antique Collectors' Club, 1998), p. 31</ref> He was the teacher, influence and sponsor of many artists, including [[Tom Phillips (artist)|Tom Philips]], [[Jenny Saville]], [[Cecily Brown]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Auerbach Paintings, Bio, Ideas |url=https://www.theartstory.org/artist/auerbach-frank/#:~:text=Part%20of%20the%20influential%20School,Adrian%20Ghenie%2C%20and%20Antony%20Micallef. |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=The Art Story}}</ref> Peter Saunders and [[Ray Atkins]]. For instance, he wrote to [[Andrew Forge]], senior lecturer at the Slade to say that there were some remarkable students that he might consider, particularly Ray Atkins and Jo Keys, obtaining a place for them there.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ray Atkins : a long view : from Bromley, Reading, Cornwall to the Pyrenees. |date=2011 |publisher=Art Space Gallery |isbn=978-0-9563072-6-2 |location=London}}</ref>

Auerbach's first solo exhibition was at the [[Beaux Arts Gallery]] in London in 1956, followed by further solo shows there between 1959 and 1963. His work was featured at [[Marlborough Fine Art]] in London at regular intervals after 1965 as well as at the Marlborough Gallery in New York in 1969, 1982, 1994, 1998 and 2006.<ref name="Barnaby Wright et al">Barnaby Wright et al., ''Frank Auerbach: The London Building Sites 1952–1962'' (London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2010), p. 80</ref> In 1978, he was the subject of a major retrospective exhibition at the [[Hayward Gallery]] and was included in the exhibition ''A New Spirit in Painting'' at the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in 1981.<ref name="Catherine Lampert and Norman Rosenthal" /> In 1986, he represented Britain in the [[Venice Biennale]], sharing the [[Golden Lion]] with [[Sigmar Polke]]. Further exhibitions were featured at: the [[Yale Center for British Art]] in 1981, alongside [[Michael Andrews (artist)|Michael Andrews]], [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]], William Coldstream, [[Lucian Freud]], Patrick George, Leon Kossoff and [[Euan Uglow]]; the [[:de:Kunstverein|Kunstverein]] in 1986; the [[Van Gogh Museum]] in 1989; Marlborough Graphics in 1990;<ref name="Barnaby Wright et al" /> the Yale Center for British Art in 1991; the [[National Gallery]] in 1995;<ref>Colin Wiggins, ''Frank Auerbach and the National Gallery'' (London: National Gallery Publications, 1995)</ref> the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in 2001.<ref name="Catherine Lampert and Norman Rosenthal" />

From 2007 to 2008, Auerbach held a solo show entitled ''Frank Auerbach Etchings and Drypoints 1954–2006'' at the [[Fitzwilliam Museum]], which toured to the [[Abbot Hall Art Gallery]]. In 2009, he had another solo show at the [[Courtauld Institute of Art]].<ref name="Barnaby Wright et al"/> Auerbach was the subject of a television film entitled ''Frank Auerbach: To the Studio'', directed by [[Hannah Rothschild (film maker)|Hannah Rothschild]] and produced by [[Jake Auerbach]] (Jake Auerbach Films Ltd). This was first broadcast on the arts programme [[Omnibus (UK TV series)|Omnibus]] on 10 November 2001.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 November 2001 |title=BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b937abdd266e4abf82936f8acc4b01d1 |access-date=14 November 2024 |publisher=BBC Programme Index}}</ref>

London's [[Tate Britain]], in association with the [[Kunstmuseum Bonn]], organised a major retrospective of Auerbach's work in 2015 and 2016. The exhibit was curated by Catherine Lampert together with the artist.<ref>T.J. Clark and Catherine Lampert, "Frank Auerbach" (London: Tate Publishing, 2015).</ref> [[David Bowie]] owned Auerbach's ''Head of Gerda Boehm'' as part of his [[David Bowie's art collection|private collection]]. After [[Death of David Bowie|Bowie's death]] in 2016, this piece was among many put up for auction in November 2016, where it was sold for £3.8&nbsp;million (US$4.7&nbsp;million).<ref>[http://www.luxuo.com/auctions/bowie-art-auction-nets-41-million-sothebys.html#yf0TkFwGmRw7GXmW.97 "Bowie Art Auction Nets $41 Million: Sotheby's"], Luxuo, 13 November 2016.</ref> In 2024, the exhibition ''Frank Auerbach. The Charcoal Heads'' at [[The Courtauld Gallery]] showcased a series of large-scale charcoal drawings by Auerbach, created in post-war London during the 1950s and early 1960s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Frank Auerbach. The Charcoal Heads |url=https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-frank-auerbach-the-charcoal-heads/ |work=The Courtauld}}</ref>