Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany as a child and became one of Britain's leading 20th-century artists alongside Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, has died in London aged 93, his gallery announced on Tuesday.

Frank Auerbach, the British-German painter who fled Nazi Germany as a child, has died aged 93, his representatives have announced. Considered one of the greatest painters of his age, Auerbach died peacefully at his home in London on Monday morning.

One of Britain’s greatest painters has died at 93. Over a seven-decade career, his artwork – characterised by thick layers of paint and their striking emotional resonance – has been displayed in every major national gallery.