Frank Auerbach, Head of Gerda Boehm, charcoal on paper, 1961 'Self Portrait' 1958 Charcoal on paper collage laid down on card 

Independent curator and art historian, Catherine Lampert, Gerda Boehm is Auerbach’s older cousin, and his last living relative. He painted Gerda between the years 1961 and 1982. These paintings were often painted in close proximity, and in silence, reflecting his intimate relationship with the sitter. Leon Kossoff (born 7 December 1926) is a British expressionist painter, known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London,England. He attended St Martin's School of Art, London, from 1948 to 1952, and studied with David Bomberg in night classes at Borough Polytechnic. It was during this period that he developed a friendship with fellow student Leon Kossoff. By the 50s, the content of Auerbach's work was being patiently provided by a woman who also had a lasting impact on his personal life. Estella Olive West, or E.O.W., was a feisty 32-year-old amateur actress, whose husband had drowned in a freak accident, leaving her to scrape a living by running a boarding house in Earl's Court. She joined the left-wing Unity Theatre, and found herself cast in Peter Ustinov's first play House Of Regrets, alongside the 17-year-old Auerbach, who had still not entirely forsaken thoughts of an acting career. Despite the General's Batman having only one line, Stella couldn't fail to notice the "beautiful, mature young man" though she didn't expect anything to develop between them: " I was a not unattractive 31-year-old," she says cheerfully, "but it was a long shot." Independent curator and art historian, Catherine Lampert, 

FRANK AUERBACH B.1931 HEAD OF E.O.W. oil on board 20 by 15cm.; 7 7/8 by 5 7/8 in. Executed in 1955.  Head of E.O.W. IV, 1961. Oil on plywood, by Frank Auerbach

Frank Auerbach Head of Gerda Boehm (1978-9) oil on board, Frank Auerbach Head of Leon Kossoff (1954) oil on board

Frank Auerbach (B. 1931)  Portrait of Gerda Boehm III  oil on canvas  Frank Auerbach Head of Catherine Lampert (1984-5) oil on canvas,

Lot Description Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)  Portrait of Leon Kossoff  oil on board  6 3/8 x 5½in. (16 x 14cm.)  Painted in 1953  Frank Auerbach's painting of his lover, Estella, titled Head of E.O.W. III, 1961

'Head of J.Y.M No.1' 1981 Oil on canvas Page: Head of E.O.W. I Artist: Frank Auerbach Completion Date: 1961

Head of Paula Eyles Artist: Frank Auerbach 1972

Frank Auerbach (b. 1931) Head of E. O. W. oil on board 7½ x 6½in Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)  Head of E.O.W.  oil on board  7½ x 6½in. (19 x 16cm.)  Painted in 1967-68  Frank Auerbach, Head of E.O.W. II, 1964, courtesy Marlborough Fine Art

Portrait of William Feaver Frank Auerbach Oil on Canvas 2005

Frank Auerbach, Head of J.Y.M. IV, 1986. Frank Auerbach, Head of E.O.W, charcoal on paper, 30 x 22 inches, 1956.

I Head of E.O.W. 1960 Frank Auerbach

Head of J.Y.M.' (1984/85) by Frank Auerbach FRANK AUERBACH B. 1931 E.O.W., 1972 oil on board