Artist
Matta
642results on record
86%sell-through
$76,907median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$8,625,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 642 recorded results (623 sold · 19 passed) across 4 auction houses, 1998–2026. 3 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 256 | 92% | $93,750 |
| works on paper | 92 | 83% | $16,759 |
| prints | 7 | 0% | $13,800 |
| sculpture | 4 | 100% | $30,900 |
| other | 3 | n/a | $27,500 |
Medium is recorded for 362 of 642 results (56%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Fernando Botero Matta Fernando Botero
| Metric | Matta | Fernando Botero |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $76,907 | $252,215 |
| Record price | $8,625,000 | $5,132,000 |
| Results on record | 642 | 1,174 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Fernando BoteroRufino TamayoDiego RiveraJesús Rafael Soto
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
75/ 100
- Sell-through86%
- Meets estimate50%
- Market depth642 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 358 | 90% | $78,000 | 0.81× |
| Christie's | 266 | 91% | $79,912 | — |
| Phillips | 20 | 60% | $20,000 | — |
| Bonhams | 1 | 100% | $10,723 | 0.93× |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 648 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 19 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·05 | Untitled | pencil and colored pencils on paper | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Le rat et la colombe | oil on canvas | $33,339–$60,010 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Sans titre | oil on canvas | $67,171–$94,039 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | New Sodoma D43/76 | graphite and color pencil on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2025·02 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Sin título | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Tallo | oil on canvas | $32,658–$45,721 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Senza titolo | oil on canvas | $23,514–$32,658 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Aux deux cubes | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Le chiottique | oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (D 85 / 30) | pastel and crayon on paper laid on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (D 85 / 29) | pastel and crayon on paper laid on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Fleur mur | oil and pastel on paper laid on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Con spirito ma non troppo | painted and carved wood relief | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (D 85 / 25) | pastel, crayon, graphite and charcoal on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·10 | Blooming Bloom | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Trois malites de solitude | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Sans titre | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Sin título | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Succin du tu | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·03 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Light Within | oil on canvas | $44,925–$70,597 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Autómata | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Yennes, l'évitation in blue | oil on canvas | $350,000–$450,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Les magies d'une flute | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Personnage rouge | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | L' invitation | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Il risueglio della natura | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | La robe de l'ombre | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Jeu de 4 | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Membranes de l'espace (Agua safiro) | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | The Adventures of a Biomorphic Couple | charcoal and white and red chalk on paper laid down on Masonite | $95,922–$143,883 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Melodia-Melodio | oil and fluorescent paint on paper laid on canvas | $41,966–$65,947 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Phos-Femme | oil and fluorescent paint on canvas | $23,981–$35,971 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·02 | Sans titre | wax and coloured crayons and pencil on paper | $242,164–$363,246 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | L'orient | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | A World Within a World | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Study for Splitting of the Ergo | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Untitled (from the Psychological Morphology series) | oil on canvas | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·09 | Woman Looked At | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | The Rosenberg Trial | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Ergonautes / Les désastronautes | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Naturaleza muerta | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Sans titre | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Écrire son cri | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Autómata | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Argumouth | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Untitled | oil on cavnas | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | L'unité absolue | oil on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Ciel Volant | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Untitled | oil on burlap | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | Écran du feu | huile sur toile | $13,544–$20,317 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | L'assassin philanthrope | pastel et fusain sur papier marouflé sur toile | $28,218–$39,504 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $39,518–$62,100 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $22,582–$33,873 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Soul Without Terror | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Composition et étude | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Abstract Composition | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | L'Interrompu | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Succin du tu | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $23,260–$34,890 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $40,705–$63,965 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·09 | Mind Mind Mind | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Figure | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Syllable of Spring | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Mundo cósmico | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Tendre mie | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | First State of Splitting the Ergo | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Morningness | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Untitled | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·11 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $180,000–$220,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | Une douleur nécessaire | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | Presence d'espait | oil on linen | $35,000–$45,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | L'exampleur | oil on canvas | $280,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | La bête incendiée ( also known as The Incendiary Beast, Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming) | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | Youniverse | oil on canvas | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | Les orienteurs | oil on canvas | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·06 | La pointe du réveil | huile sur toile | $44,792–$67,188 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·06 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $55,990–$78,386 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·06 | galaxies (mysticism of infinity) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | Creative Net-work | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·12 | Como detta dentro vo significado, ONE OF 25 COPIES "sur Japon nacré", this copy "A" of 5 hors commerce copies reserved for the artist, from a total edition of 125 copies, Lausanne, Meyer, 1962 | $7,858–$10,477 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | L'Insigne | oil on canvas | $35,000–$45,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Le Chau est Chute | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Je t'embrasse mille fois de tout mon coeur | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Early Urge | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Flash of Flesh | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.