Frank Auerbach: The Sitters

Frank Auerbach: The Sitters is a comprehensive overview of the artist's portraiture, featuring a comprehensive list of his sitters, an essay by William Feaver, a conversation between the artist and Martin Gayford, and forty paintings and drawings from 1956 to 2020. It accompanies the Piano Nobiles exhibition Frank Auerbach: The Sitters, held in autumn 2022.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2022
Publisher: Piano Nobile Publications

Frank Auerbach's The Sitters offers a comprehensive exploration of the artist's portraiture, shedding light on the unique bond between Auerbach and his dedicated models, known as his "sitters," who have been the focal point of his career for over seven decades. This publication presents a comprehensive list of Auerbach's sitters, providing valuable biographical information about his models from E.O.W. to J.Y.M. and beyond, for the first time.

Contributors to this book include art critic William Feaver, who delves into the experience of sitting for Auerbach, as well as a conversation from 2001 between the artist and Martin Gayford, which sheds light on Auerbach's artistic intentions and process. Additionally, the book explores Auerbach's close friendship with art historian Michael Podro, featuring a memoir by Natasha Podro and a re-published essay by Podro himself from 1969.

The publication showcases forty paintings and drawings from 1956 to 2020, accompanied by meticulously researched catalogue entries that offer fresh insights into Auerbach's relationships and artistic achievements. This book accompanies the Piano Nobiles exhibition Frank Auerbach: The Sitters, held in autumn 2022, providing a deeper understanding of the artist's remarkable body of work.

Weight: 1388g
Dimension: 249 x 287 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781901192629