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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 9 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3881478
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Stettner, Early Joys. Sotheby's, 9 Oct 2009, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3881478.
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Louis Stettner, Early Joys. Sotheby's, 9 Oct 2009, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3881478.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Nude Studies | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Evening in Kenwood | Bill Brandt | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Cheese and Crackers | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Leaves, Mills College, Oakland, California | Ansel Adams | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled (from Eel Series) | Francesca Woodman | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Robert Mapplethorpe | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Louis Stettner | „Seagull, Twin Towers“. 1979 | $12,554 | Grisebach, Nov 2009 | |
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| Henri Cartier-bresson | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2025 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Tr | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Alicante, Spain | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Louis Stettner | Brooklyn Promenade | Phillips, Sep 2020 |
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