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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 7 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-214246
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Doug Starn And Mike Starn, Water Moon Guanyin 2. Phillips, 7 Oct 2021, lot 275. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-214246.
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Doug Starn And Mike Starn, Water Moon Guanyin 2. Phillips, 7 Oct 2021, lot 275. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-214246.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage, Park Avenue, New York | Louis Faurer | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| American Girl in Italy, Florence | Ruth Orkin | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| New York | Saul Leiter | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Sidewalk in Vicksburg, Mississippi | Walker Evans | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Joe's Auto Graveyard, Pennsylvania | Walker Evans | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Hotel de Choiseul, 4 Rue Saint Romain, Paris, 1900-1927 | Eugène Atget | $3,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Starn And Mike Starn | Self-Portrait with Plexi and Wood | $27,720 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | |
| Doug Starn And Mike Starn | Black Pulse #13 | Phillips, Oct 2016 | ||
| Doug Starn And Mike Starn | Thin Plant | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Doug Starn And Mike Starn | Blot Out the Sun #1 | Phillips, Apr 2018 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Dead Sea | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Doug Starn And Mike Starn | Black Pulse 3 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Doug Starn And Mike Starn | Blot Out The Sun #4 | Phillips, Oct 2013 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 17, New York | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 |
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.