Frank A film by Jake Auerbach

Having read a lot on Auerbach, watched interviews and seen his son's other video on Frank I wasn't sure how much this would add but it's a delight. It's completely unpretentious (as you'd expect from Frank) and very informative. I've watched it a couple of times now and will be returning to it many more. Both my partner and I have enjoyed the ideas it throws up for consideration and contemplation. My only reservation is a short part of the opening section where the music drowns the words (but I'm going deaf, otherwise very clear.

I bough both Frank Auerbach dvds, and find them very stimulating. I also bought and read the Catherine Lampert biography, and the same wisdom is found in that too. There's very much to learn from in his asides about painting, though he would never dream of talking about 'painting' in the sense of having mastered it. If you would like some stimulating discussion both with Auerbach and his sitters, the Auerbach dvds and biography are worth the time. I also enjoyed the John Virtue dvd, another for whom art structures life.

Jake Auerbach's 2016 documentary about his father, the painter, Frank Auerbach, isan illuminating portrait, at 84, of a man who has painted, somewhat obsessively, a smallgroup of subjects, both people and places (substantially locations close to his NorthLondon studio) over the past seven decades. Hardly a day goes by without painting.The narrative is connected to the retrospective exhibition held at the Kunstmuseum, Bonnfrom June until September 2015, which then transferred to Tate Britain from October 2015until March 2016. Mr Auerbach reflects on stills of the paintings in the show in conversationwith his son, revealing insights into his working methods and their connections to his life.For anyone interested in this important artist's work the film is both touching and indispensable.

It was great to be able to purchase this DVD from a company I trusted, Amazon.uk, and have it available for shipment to the US.And the video, which was produced by a film maker who was also the son of the artist, gave the film much more meaning. I had anticipated it would be only a film covering Frank Auerbach's Retrospective Art Exhibition, but for a great admirer of Frank Auerbach it was so much more. It was a conversation between filmmaker and artist, addressing each painting in the exhibition and Frank Auerbach's personal commentary on each and every work. What a delight and a life time of insight.Born in 1931 and being respected today as Britain's most important living artist, this video was priceless.

The sound was very bad, which was a shame because Frank Auerbach is is always interesting. Watch Jake Auerbach's first wonderful film about his father - in fact, watch all Jake Auerbach's films.

This was a present that was very well received by a fan of Frank's art.

Beautiful film