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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,062–$9,887
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 20 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-210462
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Klein, Blurred squares, Paris. Phillips, 20 May 2021, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-210462.
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William Klein, Blurred squares, Paris. Phillips, 20 May 2021, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-210462.
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From the same sale Photographs · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Diale in her bedroom, 5357 Orlando East, Soweto | David Goldblatt | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Zhejiang Zhong Lu, Shanghai | Thomas Struth | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Santa Marta | Wolfgang Tillmans | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | Gregory Crewdson | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Reception | Tina Barney | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Girl with a cigar in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. | Diane Arbus | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Klein | Smoke + Veil, Paris (Vogue), 1958 | $8,125 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | |
| William Klein | Smoke + Veil (Vogue, Paris) | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| William Klein | Anne St. Marie + Cruiser in Traffic, New York (Vogue) | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| William Klein | Smoke + Veil, Paris (Vogue) | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| William Klein | Turning black egg, Paris | Phillips, May 2021 | ||
| William Klein | Hat + Five Roses, Vogue, Paris, 1956 | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| William Klein | 'Street Corner, Wall Street, from Below, New York' | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| William Klein | Smoke+Veil (Vogue), Paris | Heritage Auctions, May 2020 |
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.