Boy's Head by Lucien Freud. It made £3,177,250.
Boy’s Head dating from 1952 by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) will headline Sotheby’s Contempoary Art evening auction in London on October 13. The work, from a seminal early period of the artist’s oeuvre, depicts Charlie Lumley, one of Freud’s most immediately recognisable subjects.
An oil on canvas, it transmits a remarkable psychological intensity. From a private collection it is estimated to make £3-4 million.
UPDATE: It made £3,177,250.