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- Estimate
- £500,000–£700,000 hammer ≈ $869,932–$1,217,904
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L06020 · 9 February 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3385287
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Fleurs Sur Fond Rouge. Sotheby's, 9 Feb 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3385287.
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Nicolas De Staël, Fleurs Sur Fond Rouge. Sotheby's, 9 Feb 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3385287.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L06020 · Feb 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composition en vert-eau | Serge Poliakoff | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Partie Liée au Sol | Jean Dubuffet | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Head of JYM III | Frank Auerbach | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Daffodils and Celery | Lucian Freud | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Island of Lights from Pinocchio | Paula Rego | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Two Figures at a Window | — | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition 1951 | $1,237,080 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Fleurs sur fond rouge | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Le chemin difficile | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Lanterne | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Les Martigues (composition) | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Etude pour Le Parc des Princes | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Fleurs sur une table couleur saumon | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.