Lot 3 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Composición
Roberto Matta · pencil and wax crayons on two sheets of paper, unframed
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,712–$3,616
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art , London (South Kensington) · 20 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 7 x 11½in. (18 x 29cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5883207
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5883207 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5883207
Roberto Matta, Composición. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883207.
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Roberto Matta, Composición. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883207.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian and Lucas | Alex Katz | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Eleanor Robertson, Edinburgh 1987 | Thomas Struth | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| VB 02 performance | Vanessa Beecroft | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Studies for sculpture | Alexander Calder | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Sun | Alexander Calder | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Ohne Titel | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Matta | Redness of Blue | $5,120 | Rago, Jun 2026 | |
| Roberto Matta | Centre Noeuds (Center Knots) | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Come detta dentro vo significando (S. 58-83) | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Le centre du milieu: la scie | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Hom'mere (Chaosmos) (S. 355-364) | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Roberto Matta | "Il naufragio", 1960 | Daliano Ribani Auctions, Dec 2025 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Hom'mere (Chaosmos) (10 works) | Bonhams, May 2023 |
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.