Lot 169 · Prints & Photographs Online
Birmingham Steel Mill and Workers' Houses (from the portfolio 'Walker Evans')
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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 7 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints & Photographs Online, Online, Marlborough, Massachusetts · 7 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17813159
- Record
- first seen 15 Sep 2026 · updated 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Walker Evans, Birmingham Steel Mill and Workers' Houses (from the portfolio 'Walker Evans'). Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 169. estimate $1,500–$2,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17813159.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
66% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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Walker Evans, Birmingham Steel Mill and Workers' Houses (from the portfolio 'Walker Evans'). Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 169. estimate $1,500–$2,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17813159.
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| Plant and Lamp (B+Y Y+B) | John Baldessari | $3,000–$4,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Evans | Group of 4 Works Progress Administration photographs, 1940s | $2,000 | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2026 | |
| Walker Evans | Select images from the First and Last Portfolio 8 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Walker Evans | Untitled (bike shop), October 1 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Walker Evans | Main Street, Ossining, New York | Lempertz, Dec 2025 | ||
| Walker Evans | Untitled (recreation vehicle with striped canopies and lawn | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Walker Evans | Eight Photographs including: Louisiana Factory and Houses 8 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Walker Evans | Congo Helmet Mask | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Walker Evans | Trotts (Barbershop sign) | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.