Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff
Details
FRANK AUERBACH (B. 1931)
Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1983-84.
Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1983-84.
Provenance
with Marlborough Fine Art, London.
with Richard Salmon, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1992, where purchased by the present owner.
with Richard Salmon, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1992, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, The British Show, Perth, British Council, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1985, pp. 28, 157, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, XLII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte: Frank Auerbach, Paintings and Drawings 1977-1985, Venice, British Council, 1986, no. 30, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Frank Auerbach, Hamburg, Kunstverein, 1986, pp. 29, 70, 81, no. 35, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Frank Auerbach: Retrospectiva (1954-1985), Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1987, pp. 26, 66, 77, no. 35, illustrated.
R. Hughes, Frank Auerbach, London, 1990, pp. 208, 237, no. 214, illustrated.
W. Feaver, Frank Auerbach, New York, 2009, p. 295, cat. 503, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, XLII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte: Frank Auerbach, Paintings and Drawings 1977-1985, Venice, British Council, 1986, no. 30, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Frank Auerbach, Hamburg, Kunstverein, 1986, pp. 29, 70, 81, no. 35, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Frank Auerbach: Retrospectiva (1954-1985), Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1987, pp. 26, 66, 77, no. 35, illustrated.
R. Hughes, Frank Auerbach, London, 1990, pp. 208, 237, no. 214, illustrated.
W. Feaver, Frank Auerbach, New York, 2009, p. 295, cat. 503, illustrated.
Exhibited
Perth, British Council, Art Gallery of Western Australia, The British Show, February - March 1985, exhibition not numbered: this exhibition travelled to Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, April - June 1985; and Queensland, Art Gallery, July - August 1985.
Venice, British Council, XLII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte: Frank Auerbach, Paintings and Drawings 1977-1985, June - September 1986, no. 30.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Frank Auerbach, October - November 1986, no. 35; this exhibiton travelled to Essen, Museum Folkwang, January - March 1987.
Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Frank Auerbach: Retrospectiva (1954-1985), April - May 1987, no. 35.
Venice, British Council, XLII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte: Frank Auerbach, Paintings and Drawings 1977-1985, June - September 1986, no. 30.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Frank Auerbach, October - November 1986, no. 35; this exhibiton travelled to Essen, Museum Folkwang, January - March 1987.
Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Frank Auerbach: Retrospectiva (1954-1985), April - May 1987, no. 35.
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