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- Estimate
- £200,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $397,215–$496,519
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 28 February 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3732058
- Record
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition (La Palette). Sotheby's, 28 Feb 2008, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3732058.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition (La Palette). Sotheby's, 28 Feb 2008, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3732058.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett's Reel | David Salle | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| 17:00, 3 May 2006 | Zeng Hao | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Crazy Kantine | Franz West | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled (Silk in Florida) | Richard Prince | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Spring Tale No. 3 | Yue Minjun | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Skating | Larry Rivers | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | [no title recorded] | $455,124 | Dorotheum, May 2017 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Parc des Princes | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Les Martigues | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Gentilly | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Lieux fuyants (Peinture) | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Fruits (Nature morte, poires, fond gris) | Christie's, Jun 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.