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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Photographs, New York · 1 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2261873
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Los Obstáculos (The Obstacles). Bonhams, 1 Nov 2012, lot 78. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2261873.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Los Obstáculos (The Obstacles). Bonhams, 1 Nov 2012, lot 78. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2261873.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Portrait at Age 23 | Alvin Langdon Coburn | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Sèvres, ses environs, Bords de la Seine.. vue prise de la Rive Gauche… | Henri-victor Regnault | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Motion Study- Man Walking; | Étienne-jules Marey | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Tintern Abbey | Roger Fenton | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Woman Shaking Pebble from her Shoe, MOMA Garden, Gaston Lachaise scul… | Ruth Orkin | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Jungbauer (Young Farmer) | August Sander | $2,000–$3,000 |
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