Lot 37 · 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale
Lobster
Lucian Freud · conté crayon and graphite on paper
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- Estimate
- £1,300,000–£1,800,000 hammer ≈ $1,742,178–$2,412,246
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, London · 1 March 2022
- Dimensions
- 17 3⁄8 x 22 7⁄8in. (44.2 x 58.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3484764
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3484764 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3484764
Lucian Freud, Lobster. Christie's, 1 Mar 2022, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3484764.
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Lucian Freud, Lobster. Christie's, 1 Mar 2022, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3484764.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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