Lot 231 · Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition
Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)'
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition, Online, New York · 7 July 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-207033
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-207033 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-207033
Horace Bristol, Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)'. Bonhams, 7 Jul 2025, lot 231. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-207033.
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Horace Bristol, Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)'. Bonhams, 7 Jul 2025, lot 231. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-207033.
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From the same sale Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Girls in Matching Bathing Suits, Coney Island, NY | Diane Arbus | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Self-Portrait (Sunbather at Beach) | Vivian Maier | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Margaret French, Fire Island | Pajama | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| 'Lanesville' | Saul Leiter | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled (from 'Née de la Vague') (Born of the Wave) | Lucien Clergue | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| On the Banks of the Marne | Henri Cartier-bresson | $7,000–$10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Bristol | horace bristol | invasion no. 37 | $8,750 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | |
| Horace Bristol | PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul | Phillips, Oct 2014 | ||
| Horace Bristol | Rescue at Rabaul: PBY Blister Gunner | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| Horace Bristol | PBY Blister Gunner | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Horace Bristol | Tunnel Entrance with Lamp, Los Angeles | Bonhams, May 2013 | ||
| Horace Bristol | „’Yakuza‘ in Bath House“. 1946 | Grisebach, Jul 2020 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Allée du Prado, Marseille, France | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Horace Bristol | PBY Blister Gunner, 1944 | Christie's, Oct 2004 |
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.