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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 9 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-245353
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabau. Phillips, 9 Apr 2018, lot 89. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-245353.
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Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabau. Phillips, 9 Apr 2018, lot 89. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-245353.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man in Rain, W. 88th St., N.Y.C. | Ruth Orkin | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled (woman knitting panties) | Garry Winogrand | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Yosemite, National Park, California | Lee Friedlander | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| New York State | Lee Friedlander | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Park Avenue and Thirty-Ninth Street, Manhattan | Berenice Abbott | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| General Store, Mississippi | Walker Evans | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Bristol | PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul | $20,640 | Phillips, Apr 2026 | |
| Horace Bristol | Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Horace Bristol | Rescue at Rabaul: PBY Blister Gunner | Bonhams, May 2013 | ||
| Horace Bristol | PBY Blister Gunner | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Horace Bristol | PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944 | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Horace Bristol | horace bristol | pby blister gunner, rescue at rabaul | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Horace Bristol | 'pby gunner' (blister gunner) | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 |
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.