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What drives you, Frank Auerbach? A rare final encounter with art’s great workaholic

Following the British painter’s death last week, the BBC broadcaster John Wilson recalls a revelatory interview with him at his London home

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80s a-go-go, hanging with Calder and a Scots stitch-up – the week in art

Plus: a magical Picasso print, a farewell to Frank Auerbach and polyamorous bohemian Dora Carrington gets her own show – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Frank Auerbach obituary

Louise Campbell writes: The painter was remarkably protective of his London studio

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Morning Mail: Judge delays Trump conviction ruling, archbishop of Canterbury resigns, NSW nurses strike

New York judge postpones decision about whether the case should go ahead

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Renowned Artist Frank Auerbach Dies At 93 In London

Learn about the life and legacy of Frank Auerbach, a prominent 20th-century artist known for his unique painting style and lasting influence on the art world.

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‘He painted with a fury for life’ – how Frank Auerbach put lust and sorrow into every brushstroke

Saved from the Holocaust, this supremely modern painter captured the devasatation of postwar Britain as if it was his own – but he ultimately found salvation in painting

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Frank Auerbach obituary

One of the great postwar figurative painters who was a leading light of the School of London

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Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93

Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died aged 93

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Famed Painter Frank Auerbach, Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 93

A Kindertransport refugee, Auerbach's profound experiences shaped his lifelong work, which became emblematic of a resilience that deeply influenced contemporary figurative painting.

International Business Times

Frank Auerbach, British-German painter, dies at 93

Auerbach came to England in 1939 as a child refugee after fleeing from Nazi Germany.

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Frank Auerbach death: Famed painter who fled from Nazis dies aged 93

‘A true giant is gone, but his remarkable legacy will continue to inspire and endure’

The Independent UK

Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93

Saved from the Holocaust by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud

The Guardian - UK

Things to do in London this weekend, from Frank Auerbach to Drumsheds

The very best of what to get up to, whether you’re heading out or staying in

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Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Frank Auerbach form part of Sotheby’s summer exhibition

Exhibition showing Britain as ‘melting pot’ for world renowned artists

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Booze, bleach and bad blood: writer Iain Sinclair recounts tales of old Soho

Joanna Taylor discovers how one forgotten photographer helped forge the legend of Soho past — and immortalise the likes of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud forever

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Frank Auerbach painting seized from money launderer to be sold by NCA

Albert Street, 2009, estimated to be worth several million pounds, was recovered from Lenn Mayhew-Lewis

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Marlborough Gallery to call it quits after nearly 80 years in a fast-evolving art scene

Stately gallery founded in 1946 in the age of high-minded modernism finally had to succumb to a new reality

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Yoko Ono’s bottoms, Frank Auerbach’s heads and visionary new landscapes – the week in art

The pop icon finally gets the retrospective she deserves while Tracey Emin and Judy Chicago unpick their textile pieces

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Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads review: war-scarred faces on paper that has taken a pounding

These portraits from the dark postwar years have been so reworked that the paper is often gouged through. The results feel as war-damaged as his family – yet still thrillingly alive

Evening Standard

Frank Auerbach, The Charcoal Heads at the Courtauld Gallery review: at 92, he's still going strong

The iconic London artist’s work remains as arresting as ever

The Guardian - UK

From Migration to Curb Your Enthusiasm: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

The latest animation from the people who brought us Minions looks set to get kids all in a flap, and Larry David’s awks-tastic sitcom is back for a final season

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The best art and architecture shows to visit in 2024

Yoko Ono’s cheeky pieces, a gut punch from Goya and the National’s centenary celebrations will fill the UK’s galleries, while the Louvre’s architect takes his moment in the sun in this stupendous year

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Roman Abramovich amassed one of the world’s most impressive private stores of modern art

The Guardian’s art critic examines the collection amassed by the oligarch and his ex-wife Dasha Zhukova, which includes Freuds, Picassos and Russian modernism

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The Guardian view on older artists: bridging history and personal life

Editorial: Their new works may be their last, but the contribution of these maestros are still making is invaluable to our world view

The Independent UK

Auerbach, grand master of paint, as hot-wired as a live grenade at 92

A mesmerising show of late, great self-portraits proves why Frank Auerbach is one of Britain’s most celebrated painters, writes Geordie Greig

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