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Lot 25 · Photographs

Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York

Lillian Bassman

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Estimate
£20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,930–$38,896
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — Photographs, London · 17 May 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-251115
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lillian Bassman, Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251115.

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