Legendary painter who fled Nazi Germany as child refugee has died aged 93

FRANK Auerbach — a kid exile from Nazi Germany who became 1 of Britain’s foremost artists — has died astatine 93.

The painter, a favourite of instrumentalist David Bowie, was known for his figurative portraits and thoroughfare scenes that present merchantability for millions.

Jewish Frank fled Berlin successful 1939 and aboriginal studied art successful London.

He lived and worked successful the aforesaid tiny, freezing workplace successful Camden from 1954 until his death.

Although often seen arsenic portion of a Soho acceptable that included Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, helium was a solitary figure, who painted each day, ne'er took a vacation and took years to cleanable a work.

One piece, Mornington Crescent, sold astatine auction successful 2023 for £5.5million.

Geoffrey Parton, of Frankie Rossi Art Projects, said “We person mislaid a singular creator but instrumentality comfortableness knowing his dependable volition resonate for generations to come."

Frank was survived by lad Jacob.

Late vocalist David Bowie was a large instrumentality connected Auerbach’s artwork.

After Bowie died successful 2016, his idiosyncratic creation postulation was sold astatine Sotherby’s including Frank Auerbach’s Head of Gerda Boehm, which fetched astir £3.8m.

Bowie erstwhile said of the painting: “I privation to dependable similar that looks.”