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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Photographs, New York · 25 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1695683
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brassaï, Avant-garde brothel. Bonhams, 25 Oct 2016, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1695683.
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Brassaï, Avant-garde brothel. Bonhams, 25 Oct 2016, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1695683.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan | Berenice Abbott | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hollywood | Edward Weston | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Dunes, Oceano | Edward Weston | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| At the Old Well at Acoma | Edward S. Curtis | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Tapa (Antelope Water), Taos | Edward S. Curtis | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Cloud/Neg. No. 15 | Imogen Cunningham | $5,000–$7,000 |
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