Lot 16 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Capitoli
Cy Twombly · oil, pencil and wax crayon on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,000,000–£1,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,958,836–$2,938,254
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 8 February 2007
- Dimensions
- 51¼ x 59¼in. (130.2 x 150.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5594025
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5594025 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5594025
Cy Twombly, Capitoli. Christie's, 8 Feb 2007, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5594025.
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Cy Twombly, Capitoli. Christie's, 8 Feb 2007, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5594025.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Feb 2007
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|---|---|---|---|
| Laßt tausend Blumen blühen! | Anselm Kiefer | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Viip! | Roy Lichtenstein | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Labyrinth | Frank Stella | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Flesh Tie | Jim Dine | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Umpire | Robert Rauschenberg | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Achrome | Piero Manzoni | £500,000–£700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Twombly | Untitled | $4,164,000 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (New York City) | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Cy Twombly | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Cy Twombly | untitled (the empire of flora) | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Crimes of Passion I | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Rome) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Cy Twombly | By the Ionian Sea | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Formian Dreams + Actuality) | Sotheby's, Jun 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.