Frank Auerbach
Head of Gerda Boehm
Found at
Sothebys,
London
British Art: The Jubilee Auction, Lot 8
22. Jun - 29. Jun 2022
British Art: The Jubilee Auction, Lot 8
22. Jun - 29. Jun 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, Europe
Frank Auerbach
b. 1931
Head of Gerda Boehm
oil on board
44.5 by 37 cm. 17½ by 14½ in.
Executed in 1965.
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知名歐洲私人收藏 弗蘭克・奧爾巴赫
Marlborough Fine Art, London | David Niven, Château-d'Œx | Private Collection | Sotheby’s London, 2 July 1992, lot 61 (consigned by the above) | Private Collection | Christie's London, 26 May 1995, lot 281 | David Bowie Collection (acquired directly from the above) | Sotheby's London, Bowie/Collector Part I, 10 November 2016, lot 18 (consigned by the above) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Frank Auerbach
b. 1931
Head of Gerda Boehm
oil on board
44.5 by 37 cm. 17½ by 14½ in.
Executed in 1965.
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知名歐洲私人收藏 弗蘭克・奧爾巴赫
Marlborough Fine Art, London | David Niven, Château-d'Œx | Private Collection | Sotheby’s London, 2 July 1992, lot 61 (consigned by the above) | Private Collection | Christie's London, 26 May 1995, lot 281 | David Bowie Collection (acquired directly from the above) | Sotheby's London, Bowie/Collector Part I, 10 November 2016, lot 18 (consigned by the above) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Frank Auerbach
The work Head of Gerda Boehm by Frank Auerbach was auctioned at Sothebys in London in June last year. It achieved a price of GBP 4,149,000.00 (€ 4,819,957.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. With this result, Head of Gerda Boehm is even the most expensive work of art by Frank Auerbach that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Frank Auerbach
Die Arbeit Head of Gerda Boehm von Frank Auerbach kam im Juni letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.149.000,00 (€ 4.819.957,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Head of Gerda Boehm sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Frank Auerbach, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Frank Auerbach - Auction history
