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- Estimate
- £180,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $361,787–$502,483
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 15 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3779018
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Gerda Boehm. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2008, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3779018.
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Gerda Boehm. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2008, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3779018.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette going to Wales | Kenneth Armitage Cbe, Ra | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Female Figure | William Turnbull | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sir Winston Churchill | Sir Jacob Epstein | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Man By Himself | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Priest's Cove, Winter | Paul Feiler | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Warm Pink and Yellow | Richard Allen | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model IV | $504,661 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
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| Frank Auerbach | Catherine Lampert Seated | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Tower Blocks, Hampstead Road II | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Figure | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of William Feaver | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model, Back View | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
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