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- Estimate
- £1,200,000–£1,800,000 hammer ≈ $1,606,335–$2,409,502
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 28 June 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4492715
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Mornington Crescent – First Light. Sotheby's, 28 Jun 2016, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4492715.
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Frank Auerbach, Mornington Crescent – First Light. Sotheby's, 28 Jun 2016, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4492715.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Jun 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled blue monochrome (IKB 217) | Yves Klein | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Louise Bourgeois | £900,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Gli Addii | Enrico Castellani | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 | |
| Value 60 | Mark Bradford | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| The Two Sisters (after de Chirico) | Andy Warhol | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Lemurenkopf (Model for Knokke) | Franz West | £150,000–£200,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | To the Studios | $1,760,862 | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | |
| Frank Auerbach | e.o.w. on her blue eiderdown iv | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | head of j.y.m. | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated |《J.Y.M.坐像》 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Tree in Mornington Crescent | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | From the Studios | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Head of Gerda Boehm | Christie's, Mar 2021 |
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