Russian/French, 1914–1955
Nicolas De Staël
206results on record
85%sell-through
$478,326median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$12,125,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 206 recorded results (201 sold · 5 passed) across 9 auction houses, 1998–2026. 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 | 75 | 100% | $780,007 |
| works on paper | 15 | 100% | $16,219 |
| prints | 8 | 100% | $4,473 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 0% | $1,534,318 |
| other | 3 | n/a | $7,746 |
Medium is recorded for 105 of 206 results (51%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Nicolas De Staël Andy Warhol
| Metric | Nicolas De Staël | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $478,326 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $12,125,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 206 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholJean DubuffetLucio FontanaGerhard Richter
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
86/ 100
- Sell-through85%
- Meets estimate82%
- Market depth206 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 | 97 | 82% | $472,011 | 1.20× |
| Christie's | 84 | 100% | $562,281 | — |
| Artcurial | 8 | — | $383,806 | 0.88× |
| Bonhams | 7 | 86% | $3,368 | 1.15× |
| Phillips | 7 | 71% | $1,419,000 | — |
| Grisebach | 1 | — | $4,595 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $840 | 0.79× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 1 | — | $4,349 | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 100% | $455,124 | — |
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 207 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 5 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·08 | Maximes | the complete artist's book with a lithographic printed cover in colors, with text by Pierre Lecuire, loose (as issued) in the original paper wrappings, contained in the original blue cardboard box. | $150–$250 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2026·06 | Importante correspondance à Raymond Picaud. 1952-1953. 15 lettres au sujet de la réalisation de tapisseries d'après ses œuvres. | $46,364–$69,546 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs sur fond rouge | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·11 | Composition | $69,462–$92,616 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Sans titre (Untitled) (W. 90) | $1,634–$2,451 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | Composition en noir et blanc (Les pavés) | $775,740–$1,108,200 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·04 | Etude pour Le Parc des Princes | $332,460–$554,100 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·04 | Composition | $443,280–$664,920 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·04 | Paysage | huile sur toile | $165,675–$220,900 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Paysage au nuage | huile sur toile | $1,104,500–$1,656,750 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Composition 1951 | $1,054,000–$1,581,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Composition brune n°2, circa 1945 | $2,997–$3,426 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Ensemble 2 livres illustrés par Nicolas de Staël, édités par Pierre Lecuire : "Voir Nicolas de Staël" (1953) & "Lettres de Nicolas de Staël à Pierre Lecuire" (1966). | $2,139–$3,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Poires | encre de Chine sur papier | $8,574–$12,862 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Personnages au bord de la mer | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·05 | Sans titre | pastel et fusain sur papier | $11,074–$16,611 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | René Char, Poèmes | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·04 | Composition - 1946 | Lavis d'encre de Chine sur papier | $8,752–$13,128 | Artcurial | ||
| 2023·01 | Bateaux I and II, From 'Tombeau D'hercules Seghers' - 1953-54 | $727–$970 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·11 | Agrigente | oil on canvas | $4,500,000–$6,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·06 | Marine | $2,057,551–$2,662,713 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·06 | Composition | huile sur toile | $190,098–$264,025 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Étude de décoration du cabaret du théâtre des Champs-Elysées | graphite et huile sur papier | $20,317–$28,218 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Nature Morte 1952 | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·07 | „Mediterranée“. 1952 | Pochoir on paper | $3,557–$4,743 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·12 | Le chemin difficile | huile sur toile | $182,385–$243,180 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | Paysage | felt pen on paper | $11,856–$17,784 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | Untitled (Paysage) | $644–$901 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·07 | Composition - 1945 | Fusain sur papier | $13,610–$17,013 | Artcurial | ||
| 2020·07 | Composition - 1945 | Fusain sur papier | $7,939–$10,208 | Artcurial | ||
| 2020·02 | Figure | $19,545–$26,060 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·12 | Composition | fusain, pastel et estompe sur papier | $22,162–$33,243 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | agrigente | $2,216,200–$3,324,300 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·12 | Lieux fuyants (Peinture) | huile sur toile | $332,130–$442,840 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | La Ciotat | oil on canvas | $4,500,000–$6,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Bouteilles en brun, ocre et rose (Bouteilles: Nature morte) | $1,521,645–$2,282,468 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | Fruits (Nature morte, poires, fond gris) | huile sur toile | $899,520–$1,349,280 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Lanterne | huile sur toile | $1,124,400–$1,686,600 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Paysage de Vaucluse No. 3 | huile sur toile | $787,080–$1,011,960 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Ciel | oil on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Les Footballeurs (Parc des Princes) | oil on masonite | $2,629,987–$3,944,981 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Barques dans le Port (Boats in the Harbour) | oil on canvas | $1,840,991–$2,498,488 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Bouteilles (Bottles) | oil on canvas | $2,366,988–$3,287,484 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | René Char, Poèmes , Paris, 1952 | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·10 | Composition (Peinture) | oil on canvas | $587,274–$848,284 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2018·06 | Composition en noir et blanc (Les pavés) | huile sur toile | $828,520–$946,880 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Fleurs | huile sur toile | $4,142,600–$6,509,800 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Pot à raies | $823,550–$1,176,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | Nu Debout | oil on canvas | $7,500,000–$9,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Le Phare (Antibes) | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | méditerranée | $828,380–$1,183,400 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Composition | oil on canvas | $291,201–$370,619 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Composition | huile sur toile | $1,121,700–$1,682,550 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Honfleur | huile sur toile | $1,346,040–$2,019,060 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Paysage à Agrigente | $900,640–$1,350,960 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·03 | Composition en bleu | $48,705–$73,057 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Parc des Princes | $243,358–$365,036 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Honfleur | $243,358–$365,036 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Composition | oil on canvas | $243,940–$365,909 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | Fruits | oil on canvas | $487,879–$731,819 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Le Phare | $624–$873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·09 | Composition | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Composition | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Deux Vases de Fleurs (Two Vases of Flowers) | oil on canvas | $604,543–$873,228 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | Composition | plume, pinceau et encre de Chine sur papier | $9,043–$13,565 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Pavés Gris | $360,268–$504,375 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | lettres de nicolas de staël à pierre lecuire. [paris, pierre lecuire, 1966]. | $3,252–$5,420 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Nature Morte | $875,440–$1,313,160 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Composition | huile sur toile | $109,410–$164,115 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·09 | Nuit au parc des princes | $7,726–$10,816 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·06 | Les Martigues | $89,072–$133,608 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Composition | $6,680–$8,907 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Honfleur | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Mediterranée | $1,073–$1,532 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·02 | Composition | oil on canvas | $383,948–$537,527 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·02 | Paysage de Provence | oil on canvas | $764,873–$1,070,822 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·02 | Footballeurs | $3,045,013–$4,567,520 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Composition | $9,849–$14,773 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Plage de Calais | $369,330–$492,440 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Méditerranée | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Cap Blanc Nez | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Paysage (Paysage au Lavandou) | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Le saladier | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Paysage Bord de mer | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Composition | $1,022,433–$1,363,244 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Composition | huile sur toile | $1,085,360–$1,628,040 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·06 | Composition | encre de Chine sur papier | $24,421–$33,918 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·06 | Composition | $3,406,750–$4,769,450 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Paysage de Provence (Grignan) | $204,405–$272,540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Composition | $13,627–$20,440 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Verre et pinceau | $545,080–$817,620 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Un tableau arraché | $120,000–$180,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·02 | Selinunte | oil on canvas | $1,664,638–$2,496,957 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·02 | Composition-Paysage (Le Castelet) | oil on canvas | $499,391–$665,855 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·02 | Composition | $578,207–$743,409 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Arbres et maisons (Landscape) | huile sur toile | $1,019,550–$1,359,400 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $163,128–$244,692 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Temple sicilien | $1,087,360–$1,631,040 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Fontenay | $271,840–$407,760 | Sotheby's | |||
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