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- Estimate
- £90,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $140,697–$187,597
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 11 February 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3909656
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, reclining head of j.y.m. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2010, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3909656.
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Frank Auerbach, reclining head of j.y.m. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2010, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3909656.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sens Direct et Opposé | André Lanskoy | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Andromeda | Jonathan Yeo | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Gut IV | Anthony Gormley | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Everything You Can Think Of Is True | Robert Wilson | £300–£400 | |
| Physichromie No. 202 | Carlos Cruz-diez | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled (Fortune) | Andy Warhol | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | J.y.m | $199,198 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Tom Phillips | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated 1981 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of David Landau | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated II | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Birth, Marriage, Death 1951 | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Catherine Lampert | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Six Drypoints of the Nude | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 |
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.