Lot 2065 · Photography
Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecropper, Transsylvania, Louisiana. 1939
Russell Lee · Later gelatin silver print of the Library of Congress, Washington
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- Estimate
- €400–€600 hammer ≈ $449–$673
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Grisebach — Photography, Berlin · 31 May 2017
- Dimensions
- 18,2 × 24,2 cm (20,6 × 25,4 cm) (7 ⅛ × 9 ½ in. (8 ⅛ × 10 in.))
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1649295
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Russell Lee, Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecropper, Transsylvania, Louisiana. 1939. Grisebach, 31 May 2017, lot 2065. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1649295.
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Russell Lee, Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecropper, Transsylvania, Louisiana. 1939. Grisebach, 31 May 2017, lot 2065. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1649295.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| „Das Bäumchen“. 1929 | Albert Renger-patzsch | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Chrysanthemum segetum, Wucherblume. 1915/25 | Karl Blossfeldt | €25,000–€30,000 | |
| „Borsig Locomotive Works, Berlin“. Um 1930 | Margaret Bourke-white | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Fußgänger vor Karren (Studie zu „Ein-Fuß-Gänger“). Um 1950 | Otto Steinert | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Einblick in ein Klavier. Um 1927/28 | Aenne Biermann | €3,000–€4,000 | |
| „Nastassia Kinski and Marlene Dietrich doll, Hollywood“. 1983 | Helmut Newton | €12,000–€15,000 |
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