Live Auction 772920th Century British Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 67

Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)

Head of Julia II

Closed21 May 2009

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GBP 73,250

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Frank Auerbach (b. 1931)
Head of Julia II
acrylic on board
14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Painted in 2002.

with Marlborough Fine Art, London.
with LA Louver, Venice, California.

Specialist note

Julia Auerbach, née Wolstenholme, married the artist in 1958, after they had met at the Royal College of Art. Their son Jake was born that year. They parted soon after but were reunited in 1976 when Julia started to sit regularly for the artist on Wednesday evenings.