Lot 28 · Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Tree in Mornington Crescent
Frank Auerbach · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,500,000–£2,000,000 hammer ≈ $1,947,731–$2,596,974
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 4 October 2018
- Dimensions
- 50 x 54in. (127 x 137.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3796036
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3796036 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3796036
Frank Auerbach, Tree in Mornington Crescent. Christie's, 4 Oct 2018, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3796036.
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Frank Auerbach, Tree in Mornington Crescent. Christie's, 4 Oct 2018, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3796036.
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From the same sale Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Interieur P.D. Fuss (Interior P.D. Foot) (ii) Fünfter P.D. Fuss -… | Georg Baselitz | £6,000,000–£10,000,000 | |
| Red and Black Diagonal Portrait | George Condo | £1,500,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Rug | Francis. Bacon | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Ohne Titel (Untitled) | Martin Kippenberger | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Stier mit loch (Bull with hole) | Albert Oehlen | £800,000–£1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Christmas Tree at Mornington Crescent | $2,664,915 | Christie's, Mar 2026 | |
| Frank Auerbach | head of j.y.m. | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | From the Studios | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Figure on a Bed II 1967 | Bonhams, Jun 2018 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Gerda Boehm | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Helen Gillespie IV | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Primrose Hill, Summer | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 |
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.