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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $32,626–$45,677
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 5 October 2018
- Dimensions
- 21 x 63 x 4 1/8in. (53.5 x 160 x 10.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3795407
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fausto Melotti, Contrappunto Piano. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 321. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795407.
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Fausto Melotti, Contrappunto Piano. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 321. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795407.
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From the same sale Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Ellen Gallagher | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Composition (Peinture) | Nicolas De Staël | £450,000–£650,000 | |
| 28.Ix.2007 | Georg Baselitz | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Monocromo Blu (Monochrome Blue) | Mario Schifano | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Untitled | Afro | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled (SF61-122) | Sam Francis | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fausto Melotti | [no title recorded] | $105,560 | Dorotheum, May 2026 | |
| Fausto Melotti | I diciotto | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | Capriccio | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | Persefone | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | La primavera | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | Contrappunto X | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | La vacca lunatica | Lempertz, Nov 2019 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | la contestazione | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
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.