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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 30 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3844939
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Larry Fink, 'Social Context'. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2009, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3844939.
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Larry Fink, 'Social Context'. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2009, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3844939.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rue Aubriot, Paris | Helmut Newton | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Chicago 59 (Storefront) | Aaron Siskind | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Forest Scene, Bois de Boulogne | Count Olympe Aguado | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Eleanor, Port Huron' | Harry Callahan | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Adobe Dwellings, Acoma, New Mexico | Arnold Genthe | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Nude | František Drtikol | $30,000–$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fink | 'pat sabatine's eighth birthday party, pa.' | $5,000 | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | |
| Larry Fink | Making Out | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Larry Fink | Making Out 1957-1980 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Larry Fink | Social Context | Christie's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Larry Fink | Peter Beard Opening, New York City | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| Harry Callahan | Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Winter - Forest Detail, Yosemite Valley | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | Flatiron Building, New York City | Bonhams, Apr 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.