Lot 108 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
An American Place, Torso by Gaston Lachaise II, New York
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 22 October 2002
- Dimensions
- in. (24 x 29cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4393423
- Record
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Dorothy Norman, An American Place, Torso by Gaston Lachaise II, New York. Christie's, 22 Oct 2002, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4393423.
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Dorothy Norman, An American Place, Torso by Gaston Lachaise II, New York. Christie's, 22 Oct 2002, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4393423.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Verlaine | M. DORNAC | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Sigmund Freud | MAX HALBERSTADT | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Equivalent | Alfred Stieglitz | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled (The First Doll) | Hans Bellmer | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Mannequin | Iwao Yamawaki | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| In the Workshop | Josef Sudek | $40,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Norman | Selected Images | $2,540 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Dorothy Norman | Walls - An American Place | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Dorothy Norman | Alfred Stieglitz XII, NYC | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Dorothy Norman | Selected Works | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dorothy Norman | An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb. Um | Grisebach, May 2019 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Oak Tree, Snowstorm | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Dorothy Norman | Telephone, in front of Alfred Stieglitz Equivalent, at An Am | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Dorothy Norman | Selected Images of New York City | Phillips, Oct 2024 |
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.