Lot 219 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Composition (Femme à la Plage)
Nicolas De Staël · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York · 12 September 2002
- Dimensions
- 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4586866
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition (Femme à la Plage). Christie's, 12 Sep 2002, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4586866.
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Nicolas De Staël, Composition (Femme à la Plage). Christie's, 12 Sep 2002, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4586866.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Glasses | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Decade Autoportrait | Robert Indiana | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Homage to the Square: Blue Sound | Josef Albers | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Self-Portrait in the Blue Mirror, Berlin | Nan Goldin | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | Andy Warhol | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Southern Sumatra | A KROE COTTON TEXTILE | €300–€500 |
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 | Parc des Princes | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Les Martigues | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Plage de Calais | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition (l'atelier) | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage de Provence | Christie's, Feb 2015 |
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.