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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 24 April 2002
- Dimensions
- image: 19½ x 14 7/8in. (50 x 38.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4600314
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Plumber, New York, 1951. Christie's, 24 Apr 2002, lot 347. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600314.
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Irving Penn, Plumber, New York, 1951. Christie's, 24 Apr 2002, lot 347. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600314.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion studies, 1950s | EDWARD RUSSELL (1925-2007) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Der Prahler, 1927 | Pierre Dubreuil | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Chicago, 1959 | Harry Callahan | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Sundown, the Pacific, 1946 | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962 | Ansel Adams | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| The Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, 1944 | Ansel Adams | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Cuzco Children | $44,450 | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | |
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