Lot 73094 · 2017 October 11 Photographs Signature Auction - New York
A Sleep of Prisoners
W. Eugene Smith · Gelatin silver
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2017 October 11 Photographs Signature Auction - New York · 11 October 2017
- Dimensions
- 8-3/8 x 13-1/2 inches (21.3 x 34.3 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13613822
- Record
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W. Eugene Smith, A Sleep of Prisoners. Heritage Auctions, 11 Oct 2017, lot 73094. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13613822.
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