Lot 39167 · 2021 August 11 Depth of Field: Photographs
Listening to a Play-Back at the Met
W. Eugene Smith · Gelatin silver print
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2021 August 11 Depth of Field: Photographs · 11 August 2021
- Dimensions
- 9-1/2 x 13-3/8 inches (24.1 x 34.0 cm) (image/sheet)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13557024
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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W. Eugene Smith, Listening to a Play-Back at the Met. Heritage Auctions, 11 Aug 2021, lot 39167. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13557024.
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W. Eugene Smith, Listening to a Play-Back at the Met. Heritage Auctions, 11 Aug 2021, lot 39167. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13557024.
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From the same sale 2021 August 11 Depth of Field: Photographs · Aug 2021
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| W. Eugene Smith | Model on Bed | $128 | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | |
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| W. Eugene Smith | Steel Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1955 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Nun Waiting for Survivors of the Andrea Doria Sinking, 1956 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
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| W. Eugene Smith | Impeach the Red Mayor (Hard Hat Riot against Government War | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Death of Gus-Gus | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Untitled (School Children) (from 'Spanish Village') | Bonhams, Jan 2026 |
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