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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 1 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-235090
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, Two female impersonators backstage, N.Y.C. Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235090.
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Diane Arbus, Two female impersonators backstage, N.Y.C. Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235090.
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| Diane Arbus | Kids in the surf, Coney Island, N.Y. | $32,250 | Phillips, Apr 2026 | |
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| Diane Arbus | Triplets in their bedroom, NJ, 1963 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 42nd street movie theater audience, N.Y.C., 1958 | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Blaze Starr in her Living Room, Baltimore, Maryland | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Barefoot child jumping rope, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, NYC | Bonhams, Apr 2026 |
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