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Auerbach came to England before he was eight years old, despatched to safety by his parents who remained in Nazi Germany and subsequently died in one of its concentration camps. Originally he had ambitions to go on the stage, but took to painting and, as a student, was particularly influenced by the teachings of David Bomberg at the Borough Polytechnic. After studying at the Royal College of Art, he began occupying his North London studio in 1953 and ever since has concentrated on painting the area around it, while also repeatedly painting his wife, son, and a small circle of close friends. Many of these have sat for him for years. This portrait of Ken Garland, an influential graphic designer and editor of Design magazine, is, typically, the result of innumerable sittings, its liveliness carried in quick strokes and the flash of cobalt blue in the sitter’s left eye.
Thresholds, British Council 2010
- Accession Number P3973
- Dimensions 57.2 X 76.8 CM
- Media CHALK AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER
Glossary (2)
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Design
The arrangement of elements or details in an artefact or a work of art.
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
Theme
Past exhibitions
MY CHOICE WORKS SELECTED BY PAULA REGO FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION
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2011
- Portugal, Coimbra, Univesidade de Coimbra, Casa de Caldeiras
- Portugal, Edp Foundation
- Portugal, Cascais, Casa Das Historias
THRESHOLDS
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2012
- Macedonia, Skopje, Museum Of Contemporary Art
- Malta, Valletta, St James Cavalier Centre For Creativity
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2010
- UK, London, Whitechapel Art Gallery
DRAWING DISTINCTIONS
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2003
- Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
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2001
- UK, Nottingham, Castle Museum And Art Gallery
- UK, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Gallery
- Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Museum Of Fine Arts
- Russia, Moscow, Pushkin Museum Of Fine Arts
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2000
- Russia, St Petersburg, The Hermitage
- Canada, Yukon Art Gallery
- Canada, Prairie Art Gallery
- Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery
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1999
- Canada, Timmins Museum And N E C
- Canada, Arcadia University Art Gallery
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1998
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
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1997
- USA, Phoenix, Arizona State University Art Museum
- USA, Berkeley, University Art Museum
WEU PRESIDENCY EXHIBITIONS
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1995
- Belgium, Brussels, Western European Union
NEW WORKS ON PAPER
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1991
- Belgium, Luxembourg, Musee National D'histoire Et D'art
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1990
- Ukraine, Kiev, Russian Museum
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1989
- Bulgaria, Bulgaria
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1988
- Romania, Romania
- East Germany, East Germany
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1984
- Poland, Poland
BRITISH DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS FROM ROWLANDSON TO RILEY
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1982
- Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum Of Art
- China, Shenyang, Shenyang Art Gallery
- China, Beijing, China Art Gallery
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
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1982
- Scotland, Edinburgh, British Council Office - Edinburgh
