Frank Auerbach

Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London
Estate of Jacob Schulmann, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Post War and Contemporary Art, 1 December 1988, Lot 676
Acquired directly from the above by the previous owner

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., Frank Auerbach: Recent Work, 1983, p. 34, no. 26, illustrated 
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., Modern Masters: Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by Andrews, Auerbach, Bacon, Freud, Hepworth, Kitaj, Moore, Rego, Uglo, 2005

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original with more blue tones to the reds and more warmth to the yellows. The catalogue illustration fails to fully capture the rich texture of the paint surfaces in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
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"This part of London is my world. I've been wandering around these streets for so long that I have become attached to them, and as fond of them as people are of their pets"  The artist cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Royal Academy of Arts, Frank Auerbach Paintings and Drawings 1954-2001, 2001, p. 15