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Lot 73230 · 2021 October 8 Photographs Signature® Auction

Greta Garbo at the Plaza Hotel, New York

Cecil Beaton · Gelatin silver print, printed 1993 by Ken Ashby

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Heritage Auctions — 2021 October 8 Photographs Signature® Auction · 8 October 2021
Dimensions
19-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (49.5 x 39.4 cm) (image)
Record ID
TB-2026-13552595
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first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Beaton, Greta Garbo at the Plaza Hotel, New York. Heritage Auctions, 8 Oct 2021, lot 73230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13552595.

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