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Lot 39
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Frank Auerbach

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description

  • Frank Auerbach
  • Ruth Bromberg Seated
  • oil on canvas
  • 52 by 61.4cm.; 20½ by 24¼in.
  • Executed in 2004.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Ruth and Jospeh Bromberg in 2004

Literature

William Feaver, Frank Auerbach, New York 2009, p. 341, no. 900, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the yellow tones are slightly lighter in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
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Catalogue Note

"Chanukah has come early this year with your gift of another wonderful painting... it will provide me with immeasurable cheer during the long dark months ahead. Thanks you very much for giving me so much joy (and Joseph too)." (Ruth Bromberg, 30th October 2004)