Frank Auerbach – London Building Sites 1952-62

Posted by Frances Spiegel Aug 10, 2009

In October 2009 The Courtauld Gallery will open a new exhibition featuring paintings by Frank Auerbach, reputed to be one of Britain's finest living artists.

The display will show the artist's fascination with the bomb sites left by World War II. He captures the drama and excitement of the newly reconstructed city.

The exhibition will include fourteen paintings, some early sketches, as well as oil studies. The show will reveal the artist's working processes and his responses to the devastation of the blitz.

Frank Auerbach – London Building Sites 1952-62 will be on view from 6th October 2009 to 19th January 2010 at The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House, London.