Frank Auerbach
British · 1931–2024 · Painter, Printmaker
Frank Helmut Auerbach was a German-born British painter. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he became a naturalised British subject in 1947. He is considered one of the leading… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
J.Y.M. Seated in the Studio IIPhillips · £635,000≈ $809,689≈ €743,174Sign up to see
J.Y.M. in the Studio IIKetterer Kunst · €305,000≈ $416,081≈ £247,299Sign up to see
Seated Figure IPhillips · £100,000≈ $121,680≈ €115,271Sign up to see
Frank Auerbach’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 2 | 50% | $613kSign up | $613kSign up | $810kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 2 | 50% | $613kSign up | $613kSign up | $810kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 7 | 88% | $26kSign up | $8kSign up | $122kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 5 | 83% | $7.4kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $9.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 29 | 29 | 100% | $4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $16.9kSign up |
| Etching | 21 | 21 | 100% | $4.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $16.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 8 | 8 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $20.5kSign up | $20.5kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.