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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 1 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-235120
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elliott Erwitt, California Kiss, Santa Monica. Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235120.
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Elliott Erwitt, California Kiss, Santa Monica. Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235120.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Girl in Fulton Street, New York | Walker Evans | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Movie Poster, New York City | Walker Evans | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Window Display, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Walker Evans | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| General Store, Mississippi | Walker Evans | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Man climbs 85-foot ladder to secure torch on the plastic Statue of Li… | Weegee | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Top of mooring-mast on Empire State Building | Lewis Hine | $7,000–$9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Erwitt | California Kiss | $5,000 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | |
| Elliott Erwitt | New York City | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | 'East Hampton' (Hands) | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | New York City (Grace Kelly), 1955 | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | Paris | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | 'New York City' (Empire State Building) | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | 'Provence' | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Elliott Erwitt | California (Kiss) | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 |
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.