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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 1 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4344856
- Record
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Wilson A. Bentley, selected images of snowflakes. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 100. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344856.
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Wilson A. Bentley, selected images of snowflakes. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 100. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344856.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 'NYC' (Father Duffy) | Lee Friedlander | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Aspens, Northern New Mexico' | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Oak Tree, Rain, Sonoma County Hills, California' | Ansel Adams | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Winged Certainties' | Ray K. Metzker | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Tied-up Torso, Ramatuelle | Helmut Newton | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Vecina' | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson A. Bentley | Selected Images of Snowflakes | $22,500 | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | |
| Wilson A. Bentley | selected images of snowflakes | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Robert Frank | U.S. 91, Leaving Blackfoot, Idaho | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Untitled (Lily) from Flowers Portfolio | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | African Daisy | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Wilson A. Bentley | wilson a. bentley | selected images of snowflakes | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Ansel Adams | 'Ascent of the "Lost Arrow," Yosemite Valley' | Sotheby's, Feb 2022 | ||
| Robert Frank | robert frank | n. y. c. for a. b. | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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