Lot 30 · Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
J.Y.M. Seated II
Frank Auerbach · oil on board
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- Estimate
- £180,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $281,395–$390,826
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 11 February 2010
- Dimensions
- 22 x 20in. (55.9 x 50.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5121889
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5121889 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5121889
Frank Auerbach, J.Y.M. Seated II. Christie's, 11 Feb 2010, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5121889.
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Frank Auerbach, J.Y.M. Seated II. Christie's, 11 Feb 2010, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5121889.
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From the same sale Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Feb 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of J.Y.M. | Frank Auerbach | £900,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Bucky | Matthew Day Jackson | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Red Lounge | Hiroshi Sugimoto | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Marilyn | Joana Vasconcelos | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Cherry Blossom no. 9 | Gilbert & George | £150,000–£200,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | head of catherine lampert | $375,000 | Sotheby's, May 2019 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Ruth Bromberg | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Julia | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Julia, Profile II | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model IV | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Portrait of J.Y.M. Seated | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Robert Hughes | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Jake | Christie's, Mar 2024 |
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.