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- Estimate
- £600,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $827,142–$1,102,856
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, London · 23 March 2021
- Dimensions
- 18 x 19 ½in. (45.7 x 49.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3562678
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3562678 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3562678
Frank Auerbach, Reclining Head of Gerda Boehm. Christie's, 23 Mar 2021, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3562678.
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Frank Auerbach, Reclining Head of Gerda Boehm. Christie's, 23 Mar 2021, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3562678.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · Mar 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paysage du Pas-de-Calais III (Landscape of Pas-de-Calais III ) | Jean Dubuffet | £2,500,000–£3,500,000 | |
| Untitled | Matthew Wong | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| No Wahala | Joy Labinjo | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Over Armour (non-linear, non-violent) | Issy Wood | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| The Like Above All Lovers | Lynette Yiadom-boakye | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| The Last Day | Claire Tabouret | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff III 1984 | $1,010,636 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Gerda Boehm | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated in the Studio II | Phillips, Mar 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. in the Studio III | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Park Village East | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated in the Studio VI 1988 | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | The Awning I | Christie's, Jun 2022 |
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.