Working Drawing for ‘Primrose Hill’ 1968

Curator: Here, we have Frank Auerbach’s "Working Drawing for ‘Primrose Hill’," a sketch, really, all nervous energy captured on paper. Editor: It feels like a whirlwind! All these frantic lines. I'm curious, what's your take on Auerbach's process here? It feels so immediate, so raw. Curator: You’re right, there's a hunger to it. He's not just depicting Primrose Hill, he's wrestling with it, grappling to understand its essence. It's like he’s trying to trap the light, the wind, the very spirit of the place in these frantic marks. Editor: So, it's less about accuracy and more about… feeling? Curator: Precisely! It's about that elusive sense of place, that feeling that settles deep in your bones when you truly connect with a landscape. That's the magic he's chasing. Editor: It makes you wonder what the final painting looks like. This sketch definitely makes you want to go see it for yourself, to see how it evolved. Curator: Exactly! Now you're seeing how Auerbach thinks!