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- Estimate
- £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $245,700–$327,600
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 8 May 1998
- Dimensions
- 8 x 13in. (20 x 33cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4741338
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4741338 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4741338
Lucian Freud, Dead Monkey. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4741338.
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Lucian Freud, Dead Monkey. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4741338.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppies | Nikolai Yakovevich Belyayev (b.1916) | £400–£600 | |
| Samarkand | Mikhail Sergeyevich Ageyev (b.1918) | £25–£200 | |
| Figures in a Street with Bus | Mikhail Sergeyevich Ageyev (b.1918) | £250–£350 | |
| Figures in a Winter Street scene | Mikhail Sergeyevich Ageyev (b.1918) | £350–£450 | |
| Dead Bird | Lucian Freud | £220,000–£280,000 | |
| Still Life with Spring Onions and Jug | Nikolai Nikolayevich Arestov (b.1917) | £200–£300 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Freud | Portrait of a Girl (Alexi) | $703,309 | Sotheby's, Feb 2014 | |
| Lucian Freud | Francis Bacon | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Bella | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Letter from Lucian Freud to Stephen Spender | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Lucian Freud | gorse sprig | Sotheby's, Feb 2012 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Small Naked Portrait | Phillips, Mar 2018 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Cacti and Stuffed Bird | Sotheby's, Feb 2012 | ||
| Lucian Freud | Annabel | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 |
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.