Lot 186 · The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, New York · 3 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-254217
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Eddie Adams, General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 186. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-254217.
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Eddie Adams, General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 186. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-254217.
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