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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $9,041–$12,657
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art , London (South Kensington) · 20 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 31 7/8 x 27 3/8in. (81 x 70cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5883234
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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César, Portrait de compression. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883234.
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César, Portrait de compression. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883234.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian and Lucas | Alex Katz | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Eleanor Robertson, Edinburgh 1987 | Thomas Struth | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| VB 02 performance | Vanessa Beecroft | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Studies for sculpture | Alexander Calder | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Sun | Alexander Calder | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Composición | Roberto Matta | £1,500–£2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César | [no title recorded] | $33,182 | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | |
| César | compression de montres | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| César | Compression circa 1980 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| César | Compression de canettes | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| César | Compression 1969 | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| César | compression murale | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| César | Poule aux patins | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| César | Compression | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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.