Lot 73123 · 2017 October 11 Photographs Signature Auction - New York
Wounded, dying infant found by American soldier in Saipan Mountains, from A Portfolio of Ten Photographs
W. Eugene Smith · Gelatin silver, 1977
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2017 October 11 Photographs Signature Auction - New York · 11 October 2017
- Dimensions
- 12-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches (32.7 x 25.1 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13613850
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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W. Eugene Smith, Wounded, dying infant found by American soldier in Saipan Mountains, from A Portfolio of Ten Photographs. Heritage Auctions, 11 Oct 2017, lot 73123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13613850.
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W. Eugene Smith, Wounded, dying infant found by American soldier in Saipan Mountains, from A Portfolio of Ten Photographs. Heritage Auctions, 11 Oct 2017, lot 73123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13613850.
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From the same sale 2017 October 11 Photographs Signature Auction - New York · Oct 2017
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