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- Estimate
- £500,000–£700,000 hammer ≈ $997,282–$1,396,194
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 1 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3776283
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Helen Gillespie. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776283.
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Helen Gillespie. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776283.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Lured | Cecily Brown | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Untitled | Anselm Reyle | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Dead Boards No. 13 | Gilbert & George | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Achrome | Piero Manzoni | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Logos I | Jean Dubuffet | £300,000–£400,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Primrose Hill, Summer | $3,957,668 | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Leon Kossoff | Christie's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Primrose Hill - Early Summer | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Gerda Boehm | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Primrose Hill | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | E.O.W. on her Blue Eiderdown VII | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Mornington Crescent | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | head of j.y.m. | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 |
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