Lot 169 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx)
Miquel Navarro · bronze with steel texture
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,202–$30,936
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 22 October 2002
- Dimensions
- in. (98 x 41 x 44cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4393474
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Miquel Navarro, Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx). Christie's, 22 Oct 2002, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4393474.
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Miquel Navarro, Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx). Christie's, 22 Oct 2002, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4393474.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Verlaine | M. DORNAC | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Sigmund Freud | MAX HALBERSTADT | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Equivalent | Alfred Stieglitz | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled (The First Doll) | Hans Bellmer | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Mannequin | Iwao Yamawaki | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| In the Workshop | Josef Sudek | $40,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miquel Navarro | Sin título | $45,662 | Christie's, Oct 2006 | |
| Rafael Canogar | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Rafael Canogar | Zona Erógena | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Antonio Saura | Portrait 1960 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Antonio Saura | Portrait imaginaire | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Antonio Saura | philippe ii | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Miquel Navarro | “l'Almassil”, 2008 | Subastas Darley, Mar 2026 | ||
| Antonio Saura | Crucifixion | Sotheby's, Feb 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.