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- Estimate
- €700,000–€1,000,000 hammer ≈ $870,660–$1,243,800
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — PF1205, Paris · 30 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4095146
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Sotheby's, 30 May 2012, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4095146.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Sotheby's, 30 May 2012, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4095146.
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From the same sale Pf1205 · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclosion I | Jean Tinguely | €150,000–€200,000 | |
| Smile in Space | — | €22,000–€28,000 | |
| Sans titre | Jean Tinguely | €3,000–€4,000 | |
| Sans titre | Jean Paul Riopelle | €80,000–€120,000 | |
| Tableau de famille | Gianni Bertini | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Composition 119 (Oiseau rouge sur noir) | Roger Bissière | €40,000–€60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage à Agrigente | $1,764,692 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Marine | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Le saladier | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Personnages au bord de la mer | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Pot à raies | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Ciel | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | agrigente | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Honfleur | Christie's, Jun 2017 |
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.