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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $199,849–$299,774
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 11 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3890764
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Head of J.Y.M. - Profile V. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 190. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890764.
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Frank Auerbach, Head of J.Y.M. - Profile V. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 190. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890764.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carapace II | Dame Elisabeth Frink, D.B.E., R.A. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Christchurch | Leon Kossoff | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Landscape with Cottage | Bryan Wynter | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Composition | Peter Lanyon | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Meadows | Sir William Nicholson | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| John Donne arriving in heaven | Sir Stanley Spencer R.a. | £12,000–£18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model IV | $504,661 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Carreras Factory at Mornington Crescent | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| 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 | Reclining Model, Back View | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of William Feaver | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Head of E.O.W. II 1969 | Bonhams, Mar 2018 |
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.