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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,565–$24,848
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 2 July 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4946009
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Matta, LA CAPSULE ROUGE. Christie's, 2 Jul 1998, lot 304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4946009.
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Matta, LA CAPSULE ROUGE. Christie's, 2 Jul 1998, lot 304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4946009.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Jul 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joining in the hunt; Full speed; and Flooded | Henry S. Cottrell | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| At play | George Armfield | £700–£1,000 | |
| Mas En Provence, Martigues | Francis Picabia | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Femme Se Coiffant | Pablo Picasso | £70,000–£90,000 | |
| Femme Couchée - Liggende Vrouw | Paul Delvaux | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Le Retour Du Pêcheur | Louis Valtat | £20,000–£30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matta | Le rat et la colombe | $33,872 | Christie's, Mar 2026 | |
| Matta | Sans titre | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Matta | L'assassin philanthrope | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Matta | Melodia-Melodio | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Matta | Untitled | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Matta | To Picture Orbits for the Most Complex Conflicts | Phillips, Nov 2018 | ||
| Matta | Écran du feu | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Matta | Sin título | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.