Lot 163 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Morning)
The Morphology of Desire
Matta · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £280,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $558,478–$698,097
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Morning), London · 1 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 28¾ x 36¼in. (73 x 92cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5440661
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Matta, The Morphology of Desire. Christie's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440661.
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Matta, The Morphology of Desire. Christie's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440661.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Morning) · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Matta | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| When White | Sam Francis | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Untitled | Alexander Calder | £90,000–£120,000 | |
| Swimming Pool | David Hockney | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| Unity Mitford | R.b. Kitaj | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Marynka on her Stomach | R.b. Kitaj | £60,000–£80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matta | Untitled | $555,000 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | |
| Matta | Membranes de l'espace (Agua safiro) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Matta | matta | galaxies (mysticism of infinity) | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Matta | L'Interrompu | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Matta | Panarea Jazz | Phillips, Nov 2017 | ||
| Matta | Ciel Volant | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Matta | L'unité absolue | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Matta | L'exampleur | Christie's, Jul 2020 |
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.