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- Estimate
- £220,000–£280,000 hammer ≈ $291,201–$370,619
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Up Close An Evening Auction, London · 3 October 2017
- Dimensions
- 7½ x 10 5/8in. (19 x 27cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893889
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Christie's, 3 Oct 2017, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893889.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Christie's, 3 Oct 2017, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893889.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Coke Bottle | Andy Warhol | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Cumulate Model V | Anthony Gormley | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Sciogliersi come neve al sole (Melting like the snow in the sun) | Alighiero Boetti | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| OPALKA 1965/1-∞, Detail 1725527-1728670 | Roman Opalka | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled | Cy Twombly | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Eleventh Cu Prime | Carl Andre | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Fruits | $562,281 | Christie's, Mar 2017 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Pavés Gris | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Marine | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Image à froid | Christie's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Etude pour Le Parc des Princes | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage | Christie's, Apr 2025 |
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.