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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $138,316–$207,474
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — British Art Evening Sale: Modern/Contemporary, London · 29 June 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4938812
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Robert Hughes. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2021, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4938812.
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Frank Auerbach, Head of Robert Hughes. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2021, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4938812.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Smoking | Chris Ofili | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Painted Relief with Aluminium Square | Richard Lin | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Three Motives Against Wall No. 1 | Henry Moore | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Maracas (double) | Hurvin Anderson | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| School Building, Willesden, Winter 1981 | Leon Kossoff | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Sunset, Mount Hilarion, Cyprus | David Bomberg | £400,000–£600,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Ruth Bromberg | $417,324 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Jake | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Model IV | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Julia | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Catherine Lampert Seated | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Head of Julia, Profile II | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Reclining Figure | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Frank Auerbach | Carreras Factory at Mornington Crescent | Christie's, Oct 2022 |
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.