{"product_id":"frank-auerbach-the-charcoal-heads-9781913645595","title":"Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eFrank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads is an exhibition of large-scale drawings by the artist, produced during his early years in postwar London. The catalogue includes a new piece of writing by Colm Tóibín, exploring the process of repeated creation and destruction in the artist's work. The exhibition will be the first time Auerbach's drawings have been brought together as a comprehensive group, and the accompanying catalogue is the first publication to explore the series in depth. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 136 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 February 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanying an exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, London, Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads presents a remarkable series of hauntingly beautiful largescale drawings by the artist. The catalogue includes a new piece of writing on one of the drawings from critically acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín. This catalogue explores one of Frank Auerbach's most remarkable bodies of work – a series of large-scale portrait heads made in charcoal, produced during his early years as a young artist in postwar London. Auerbach (b. 1931) spent months on each drawing, working and reworking them during numerous sessions with his sitters. This prolonged and vigorous process of creation is evident in the finished drawings, which are richly textured and layered. Auerbach would sometimes even break through the paper and patch it up before carrying on. His heads thus emerge from the darkness of the charcoal with burning vitality, born of an artistic as well as a physical struggle with the medium. The process of repeated creation and destruction, of which these images bear the visible scars, speaks profoundly of their times, as people rebuilt their lives after the ruination and upending of the war. The exhibition will be the first time Auerbach's extraordinary drawings, made in the 1950s and early 1960s, have been brought together as a comprehensive group. They will be shown together with a selection of paintings he made of the same sitters; for the artist, painting and drawing have always been deeply entwined. The accompanying catalogue – by Deputy Head of The Courtauld Gallery, Barnaby Wright, and with an essay by one of the greatest contemporary voices in the English language, Colm Tóibín – is the first publication to explore in depth this magnificent series. Tóibín spent several hours one after another with Auerbach, discussing his work and the process of creating it. He also spoke about the influence of other artists on his work, such as Rembrandt and Picasso. The catalogue includes a selection of photographs of Auerbach at work, as well as a detailed biography of the artist. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the art of drawing and the history of modern art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanying an exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, London, Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads presents a remarkable series of hauntingly beautiful largescale drawings by the artist. The catalogue includes a new piece of writing on one of the drawings from critically acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín. This catalogue explores one of Frank Auerbach's most remarkable bodies of work – a series of large-scale portrait heads made in charcoal, produced during his early years as a young artist in postwar London. Auerbach (b. 1931) spent months on each drawing, working and reworking them during numerous sessions with his sitters. This prolonged and vigorous process of creation is evident in the finished drawings, which are richly textured and layered. Auerbach would sometimes even break through the paper and patch it up before carrying on. His heads thus emerge from the darkness of the charcoal with burning vitality, born of an artistic as well as a physical struggle with the medium. The process of repeated creation and destruction, of which these images bear the visible scars, speaks profoundly of their times, as people rebuilt their lives after the ruination and upending of the war. The exhibition will be the first time Auerbach's extraordinary drawings, made in the 1950s and early 1960s, have been brought together as a comprehensive group. They will be shown together with a selection of paintings he made of the same sitters; for the artist, painting and drawing have always been deeply entwined. The accompanying catalogue – by Deputy Head of The Courtauld Gallery, Barnaby Wright, and with an essay by one of the greatest contemporary voices in the English language, Colm Tóibín – is the first publication to explore in depth this magnificent series. Tóibín spent several hours one after another with Auerbach, discussing his work and the process of creating it. He also spoke about the influence of other artists on his work, such as Rembrandt and Picasso. The catalogue includes a selection of photographs of Auerbach at work, as well as a detailed biography of the artist. 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