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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 17 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4743726
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, head of julia. Sotheby's, 17 May 2019, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4743726.
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Frank Auerbach, head of julia. Sotheby's, 17 May 2019, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4743726.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the seasons | Jasper Johns | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| joseph beuys (reversal) | Andy Warhol | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | |
| untitled | Alexander Calder | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| the speller | Jonas Wood | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| lead-lead plain | Carl Andre | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| series #30 (white) | Robert Ryman | $600,000–$800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Nude on Bed III | $1,933,719 | Christie's, Mar 2025 | |
| Frank Auerbach | head of j.y.m. | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Helen Gillespie IV | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Tree in Mornington Crescent | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | J.Y.M. Seated |《J.Y.M.坐像》 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Figure on a Bed II 1967 | Bonhams, Jun 2018 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | From the Studios | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 |
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.