Lot 305 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Le protecteur du d é sir (The Protector of Desire)
Matta · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $31,310–$46,964
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2015
- Dimensions
- 33 1/8 x 40 3/8in. (84 x 102.6cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4139236
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Matta, Le protecteur du d é sir (The Protector of Desire). Christie's, 1 Jul 2015, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4139236.
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Matta, Le protecteur du d é sir (The Protector of Desire). Christie's, 1 Jul 2015, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4139236.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Coq | Marcel Broodthaers | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Abstract Portrait | George Condo | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Nijinski Hare On Globe Form, Mirrored | Barry Flanagan | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Linea di lunghezza infinita (Line of Infinite Length) | Piero Manzoni | £60,000–£90,000 | |
| Gravel Painting | Dan Rees | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Jean-Michel Basquiat | £300,000–£500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matta | Sin título | $54,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | |
| Matta | La robe de l'ombre | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Matta | Je t'embrasse mille fois de tout mon coeur | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Matta | Une douleur nécessaire | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Matta | Creative Net-work | Phillips, Mar 2020 | ||
| Matta | Les magies d'une flute | Christie's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Matta | ricatto della luce | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Matta | Le rat et la colombe | Christie's, Mar 2026 |
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.