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- Estimate
- £350,000–£450,000 hammer ≈ $578,207–$743,409
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction Feb 2014 - L14020, London · 12 February 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4235113
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Sotheby's, 12 Feb 2014, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4235113.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition. Sotheby's, 12 Feb 2014, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4235113.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction Feb 2014 - L14020 · Feb 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work! #9 | Oscar Murillo | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Wand (Wall) | Gerhard Richter | — | |
| Jenufa | Paula Rego | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale | Lucio Fontana | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Untitled | Eduardo Chillida | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Kosha | Kazuo Shiraga | £900,000–£1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | $802,226 | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Pavés Gris | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
| 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 | Fruits | Christie's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition 1951 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Rouge et noir | Christie'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.