Lot 73696 · 2016 October 27 Photographs Signature Auction - New York
A Man of Mercy
W. Eugene Smith · Gelatin silver
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2016 October 27 Photographs Signature Auction - New York · 27 October 2016
- Dimensions
- 13-3/8 x 9-5/8 inches (34 x 24.4 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13623488
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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W. Eugene Smith, A Man of Mercy. Heritage Auctions, 27 Oct 2016, lot 73696. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13623488.
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