Biography
Painter of figures, portraits, suburban scenes and landscapes
in oils. Born in London of Russian-Jewish parents, he studied
at St Martin's School of Art from 1948 to 1953. In the evenings
from 1950-52 he studied at the Borough Polytechnic under David
Bomberg and then from 1953 to 1956 he studied at the Royal College
of Art.
He had
solo exhibitions at the Beaux Arts Gallery from 1957 to 1964,
subsequently showing in London Galleries (including Anthony
d'Offay), and in America. He has exhibited internationally in
group shows and his work is represented in collections including
the Tate Gallery.
He taught
at the Regent Street Polytechnic, Chelsea School of Art and
St Martin's School of Art. A friend of Auerbach, his work was
influenced by Bomberg in its expressionist style and it combines
cool colours, thickly worked impasto and vigorous line accents.