Legendary painter who fled Nazi Germany as child refugee has died aged 93

Legendary painter who fled Nazi Germany as child refugee has died aged 93 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

FRANK Auerbach — a child refugee from Nazi Germany who became one of Britain’s foremost artists — has died at 93.

The painter, a favourite of musician David Bowie, was known for his figurative portraits and street scenes that now sell for millions.

Jewish Frank fled Berlin in 1939 and later studied art in London.

He lived and worked in the same tiny, freezing studio in Camden from 1954 until his death.

Although often seen as part of a Soho set that included Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud,…

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