Counterpoints Arts

Traces Project

An untold history of contributions to arts and culture from men and women who have sought safety in the UK from conflict and persecution.

1933 

Lucian Freud

Freud is a German-born painter who was the most celebrated British figurative painter of the late 20th century.

1939 

Frank Auerbach

Auerbach is a German-born British painter, famous for his impasto painting technique and considered one of the world’s greatest living artists.