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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 4 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-187819
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Steichen, Backbone and Ribs of a Sunflower. Phillips, 4 Apr 2023, lot 222. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-187819.
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Edward Steichen, Backbone and Ribs of a Sunflower. Phillips, 4 Apr 2023, lot 222. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-187819.
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| Untitled, New York City | Mitch Epstein | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Rina, Jabon De Lavar "Lava, Limpia, Dura Mas," 200 gr., Photography b… | Christopher Williams | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Steichen | Greta Garbo | $15,120 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
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| Edward Steichen | Wheelbarrow with Flower Pots, France. 1920 | Grisebach, Dec 2021 | ||
| Edward Steichen | The Flatiron-Evening | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
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