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- Estimate
- £1,000,000–£1,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,292,736–$1,939,105
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 11 February 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4809815
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, head of j.y.m. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2020, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4809815.
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Frank Auerbach, head of j.y.m. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2020, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4809815.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Feb 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled | Christopher Wood | £5,500,000–£6,500,000 | |
| untitled | Sigmar Polke | £450,000–£650,000 | |
| relief avec deux collines (relief with two hills) | Magdalena Abakanowicz | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| ohne titel (untitled) | Albert Oehlen | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| empirical mind state | Eddie Martinez | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| gotta eat | Kaws | £500,000–£700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Nude on Bed III | $1,933,719 | Christie's, Mar 2025 | |
| Frank Auerbach | To the Studios | Sotheby's, Feb 2015 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Tree in Mornington Crescent | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | From the Studios | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Helen Gillespie IV | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Christmas Tree at Mornington Crescent | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Figure on a Bed II 1967 | Bonhams, Jun 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.