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 at age 93
By JILL LAWLESS
Published - Nov 12, 2024, 09:24 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:27 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died at 93.
Auerbach’s gallery, Frankie Rossi Art Projects, said on Tuesday the artist died at his home in London the day before.
Born in Berlin in 1931, Auerbach came to England in 1939 as one of six children sponsored by the writer Iris Origo. It was part of a movement known as the the Kindertransport that rescued thousands of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe in the months before World War II.
Auerbach was 7 and never saw his parents again. Both were killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
