Lot 2060 · Photographs
Old-time steel worker on Empire State building. Um 1931
Lewis W. Hine · Vintage
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€4,000 hammer ≈ $3,886–$5,181
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Grisebach — Photographs, Berlin · 29 May 2013
- Dimensions
- Gelatin silver print. 19,2 x 24,2 cm (20,3 x 25,4 cm) (7 ½ x 9 ½ in. (8 x 10 in.))
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1814752
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-1814752 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1814752
Lewis W. Hine, Old-time steel worker on Empire State building. Um 1931. Grisebach, 29 May 2013, lot 2060. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1814752.
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Lewis W. Hine, Old-time steel worker on Empire State building. Um 1931. Grisebach, 29 May 2013, lot 2060. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1814752.
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