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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $45,850–$64,190
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04021 · 6 February 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3030094
- Record
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Sotheby's, 6 Feb 2004, lot 180. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3030094.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Sotheby's, 6 Feb 2004, lot 180. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3030094.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04021 · Feb 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunny Head | Yoshitomo Nara | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Les Orienteur | Matta | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Perfume Bottles | Andy Warhol | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Hammer-Tisch | Daniel Spoerri | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Shakespeare | Julian Schnabel | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Untitled | Adam Fuss | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Nature Morte 1952 | $150,312 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition en bleu | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), from Ads (Feldman & Sche | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Honfleur | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Portrait de femme | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Barbane | Christie's, Nov 2002 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.139) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 |
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