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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, New York · 13 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-237029
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Roberto Matta, Conversation. Phillips, 13 Nov 2019, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-237029.
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Roberto Matta, Conversation. Phillips, 13 Nov 2019, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-237029.
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From the same sale 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Sam Gilliam | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Personnage | Max Ernst | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Deux personnages | Wifredo Lam | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Piña | Amelia Peláez | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Flores | Amelia Peláez | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Small Wonder | Isamu Noguchi | $80,000–$120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Matta | ナウ、ノウ ノウハウ | $33,240 | SBI Art Auction, May 2026 | |
| Roberto Matta | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2022 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Secret Heat | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Untitled 1970 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Boulevard Raspail | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Roberto Matta | S.t. | Sotheby's, Jan 2025 | ||
| Roberto Matta | Limbes Copulatoris | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Roberto Matta | s.t. | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 |
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.