On behalf of colleagues at Arts Council England, I am posting the following notice which may be of interest to some archives with interests in the fine arts.

The document advertising the availability of forty works by the leading British contemporary artist Auerbachs and additional works for allocation has now gone live on the Arts Council website here: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-museums/cultural-property/tax-incentives/items-allocation/  and then click on the pink text ‘Items available for permanent allocation’  This will open a pdf document that sets out the basis on which museums and galleries can apply and lists the items that are available and provides images of all the works.

There are ten groups of oils and charcoal works by Auerbach (Groups A to J) and a group of smaller drawings by Auerbach (Group K). In addition there is a group of 5 small card/sketches sent from Auerbach to Lucian Freud (Group L), 2 etchings by Auerbach (Group M)  and then individual works by Michel Andrews, John Lessore,  Picasso and Jack B Yeats (Groups N to P).

Applicants have until Friday 21 November 2014 to submit their application and all of the works by Auerbach will be on public view at Tate Britain from 25 August to 2 November. Currently a selection of the Auerbachs is hanging in the Manchester City Art Gallery until 10 August.  All these details are in the pdf document on the Arts Council’s website.

There is also a further piece in the Museums Journal here:

http://www.museumsassociation.org/news/15072014-museums-urged-toapply-for-auerbach-works?utm_source=ma&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=17072014

Any enquires should be sent to Gerry McQuillan: email [log in to unmask] ; tel 020 7268 9593

Nicholas Kingsley | Head of Archives Sector Development & Secretary of the Historical Manuscripts Commission
The National Archives | Kew | Richmond | Surrey TW9 4DU | 0208 392 5369: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/