Frank Auerbach

First edition. 4to. [359] pp. Unpaginated. 200 plates, 1,100 ills. (900 col). Publisher's black cloth, titled in silver to spine and upper board. With the illustrated dust jacket. Commentary by art historian William Feaver. Housed in the original matching cloth slipcase.

Signed by Frank Auerbach to title page in black felt tip pen for Hatchards, Piccadilly.

The most comprehensive publication to date on Frank Auerbach, an artist much admired for his vivid, impulsive depictions of his habitat around Camden Town, rendered in layered paint on canvas. Includes a catalogue raisonné section comprising ca. 950 images – many of them not previously reproduced – which provides a complete overview of his work. Extensive conversations with the artist are interspersed throughout the volume. "A weighty monograph filled with photographs of his life's work... [which] underscore[s] his position as a Grand Old Man of British Painting." –London Evening Standard