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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $243,940–$365,909
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 7 March 2017
- Dimensions
- 6 3/8 x 8¾in. (16 x 22cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3954986
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Christie's, 7 Mar 2017, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3954986.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Christie's, 7 Mar 2017, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3954986.
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From the same sale Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Enemy (Udo) | Thomas Schütte | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Guava | Alexander Calder | £3,000,000–£5,000,000 | |
| Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale) | Günther Uecker | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Sp57 | Sterling Ruby | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| No Way! | Yoshitomo Nara | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Les Martigues | $323,999 | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Un tableau arraché | Phillips, May 2014 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Honfleur | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Parc des Princes | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Lieux fuyants (Peinture) | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | Sotheby's, May 2012 |
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.