Lot 21 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
After Rubens' Samson and Delilah
Frank Auerbach · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,800,000–£2,500,000 hammer ≈ $2,353,560–$3,268,833
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 6 October 2017
- Dimensions
- 50 3/8 x 54 3/8in. (128 x 138cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893471
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3893471 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3893471
Frank Auerbach, After Rubens' Samson and Delilah. Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893471.
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Frank Auerbach, After Rubens' Samson and Delilah. Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893471.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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