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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 2 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-157040
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Man Ray, Portrait of Berenice Abbott. Phillips, 2 Apr 2025, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-157040.
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Man Ray, Portrait of Berenice Abbott. Phillips, 2 Apr 2025, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-157040.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two girls looking for tricks, Boulevard Montparnasse | Brassaï | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama | Walker Evans | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| La Rue Quincampoix et ses hôtels de passe | Brassaï | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Back, Paris | Erwin Blumenfeld | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Rayograph (auger and other objects) | Man Ray | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Woman in Palace, Marrakech, Morocco (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) | Irving Penn | $80,000–$120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man Ray | "Electricité," 1931 | $24,878 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | |
| Man Ray | Portrait of Picasso | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Man Ray | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2023 | ||
| Man Ray | Fleurs de la Passion | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Man Ray | Astrolabe | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Man Ray | Mathematical Object | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Man Ray | A l'heure de l'observatoire - Les amoureux | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Man Ray | Optic-topic | Christie's, Feb 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.