Lot 131 · 20th Century British Art
Lightning; Private View; Mornington Crescent; London Bus
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,320–$7,201
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 26 May 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3927604
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Lightning; Private View; Mornington Crescent; London Bus. Sotheby's, 26 May 2010, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927604.
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Frank Auerbach, Lightning; Private View; Mornington Crescent; London Bus. Sotheby's, 26 May 2010, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927604.
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