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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $386,609–$541,253
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 15 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4403913
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Stephen Finer. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2015, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4403913.
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Stephen Finer. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2015, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4403913.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ausschnitt (Kreutz) | Gerhard Richter | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Cherry | Ed Ruscha | £160,000–£200,000 | |
| Untitled | George Condo | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Untitled (Nurse) | Richard Prince | £1,300,000–£1,800,000 | |
| Enter Yellow | Sean Scully | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Head I | — | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model, Back View | $708,877 | Christie's, Jun 2022 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Catherine Lampert 1983-84 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Figure | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Catherine Lampert Seated | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model IV | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Portrait of Debbie Ratcliff III 1984 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Gerda Boehm | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
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.