Lot 22 · Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale
Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff
Frank Auerbach · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $397,366–$529,822
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale , London · 22 March 2022
- Dimensions
- 18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3481010
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3481010 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3481010
Frank Auerbach, Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff. Christie's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3481010.
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Frank Auerbach, Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff. Christie's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3481010.
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