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- Estimate
- £300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $470,484–$627,312
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12020, London · 15 February 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4067808
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lucian Freud, gorse sprig. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4067808.
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Lucian Freud, gorse sprig. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4067808.
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From the same sale L12020 · Feb 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nero Plastica | Alberto Burri | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Cacti and Stuffed Bird | Lucian Freud | £400,000–£500,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale, Attesa | Lucio Fontana | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Mercuric Thiocyanate | Damien Hirst | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Figure with Monkey | — | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Freud | Woman in a Multi-Coloured Coat | $877,116 | Christie's, Jun 2023 | |
| Lucian Freud | Francis Bacon | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Small Naked Portrait | Phillips, Mar 2018 | ||
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| Lucian Freud | Self-portrait (Fragment) | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Bella | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Chicken on a Bamboo Table | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Man Resting | Christie's, May 2022 |
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