Live Auction 742420th Century British Art
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Lot 101

Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)

Drawing for Mornington Crescent painting

Closed16 November 2007

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GBP 22,100

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Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Drawing for Mornington Crescent painting
signed, dated and dedicated 'For Clive/Frank Auerbach/1972' (on the reverse)
pencil, coloured crayon, black ink and oil
8½ x 9 in. (21.5 x 22.9 cm.)
Executed in 1972.

with New Art Centre, London.
with Achim Moeller, London.

Specialist note

In 1972 and 1973, Auerbach made several sketches and paintings of this view of the station at Mornington Crescent in North London. Although not officially a series of works, Mornington Crescent reappears throughout his work on many occasions, and he has captured it all times of day and in varying weather conditions. Like Walter Sickert before him, Auerbach's studio is nearby.