Lot 45 · Photographs
A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y., 1970
Diane Arbus · gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 18 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 15 x 15in. (38.1 x 38.1cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5637992
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y., 1970. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5637992.
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Diane Arbus, A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y., 1970. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5637992.
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| Head of a Man in Armor, c. 1929 | DR. RUDOLF KOPPITZ (1884-1936) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Philadelphia Savoy Fund Society Collage, c. 1940 | Louis Faurer | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Maine, 1962 | Harry Callahan | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Still Life with Watermelon, New York, 1947 | Irving Penn | $25,000–$35,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | diane arbus | 'widow in her bedroom, 55th street, n .y. c.' | $81,250 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Diane Arbus | Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. | Phillips, May 2018 | ||
| Diane Arbus | A Waitress in a Nudist Camp in New Jersey | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Patriotic Young Man with a Flag, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A family on the lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N. Y.' | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | ‘Identical twins, Roselle, N. J.’ | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N. Y. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, NYC | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 |
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.