Lot 156 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
La bête incendiée (also known as The Incendiary Beast "Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming")
Matta · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 31 3/4 x 39 1/4 in. (80.6 x 99.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3109271
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3109271 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3109271
Matta, La bête incendiée (also known as The Incendiary Beast "Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming"). Christie's, 28 May 2015, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3109271.
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Matta, La bête incendiée (also known as The Incendiary Beast "Study for On the Fringes of Dreaming"). Christie's, 28 May 2015, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3109271.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Virgen de Guadalupe | Juan Carlos de Medina (active early to mid-18th century) | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Solar Catastrophe | JENNIFER ALLORA & GUILLERMO CALZADILLA (B. 1974 & B. 1971) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Congestive Bouquet | STEVE GALLOWAY (B. 1952) AND EDWARD HENDERSON (B. 1951) | $300–$500 | |
| my palomino pony, seabiscuit, at Chincoteague Island, the wild ponies… | Karen Kilimnik | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Man Bathing | Eric Fischl | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Wifredo Lam | $70,000–$90,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matta | Untitled | $94,500 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | |
| Matta | Sans titre | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Matta | Mind Mind Mind | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Matta | Jeu de 4 | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Matta | Une douleur nécessaire | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Matta | Le Chau est Chute | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Matta | sans titre | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Matta | Je t'embrasse mille fois de tout mon coeur | Christie's, Nov 2019 |
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.