Lot 338 · Ways of Seeing: South African and International Photography
Carpartho Ruthenia
Roman Vishniac · silver gelatin print
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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,138–$1,707
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Ways of Seeing: South African and International Photography, Cape Town · 18 September 2024
- Dimensions
- image size: 25,5 by 34cm; 74 by 53,5 by 4,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13350290
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Roman Vishniac, Carpartho Ruthenia. Strauss & Co, 18 Sep 2024, lot 338. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350290.
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Roman Vishniac, Carpartho Ruthenia. Strauss & Co, 18 Sep 2024, lot 338. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350290.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Night before Eid | Hasan Essop And Husain Essop | R12,000–R15,000 | |
| Neuengamme | Hasan Essop And Husain Essop | R12,000–R15,000 | |
| Sticky Tape Transfer X | Mikhael Subotzky | R40,000–R60,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Vishniac | Boy in a Doorway, Warsaw | $1,094 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | |
| Roman Vishniac | Lodz, Poland | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | Boy with a Toothache, Lodz, Poland | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | Rabbi Leibel Eisenberg (Reading) and His Shammes. Lask, 1936 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2024 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | An Elder of the Village, Carpathian Ruthenia | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | The Entrance to Kazimierz, the Old Ghetto, Cracow | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2020 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | Grandfather and Granddaughter, Warsaw | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | this child had to stay indoors during the winter. there was | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 |
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.