Lot 62 · Photographs
Rock Groups, San Francisco (Big Brother and the Holding Company and The Grateful Dead)
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 1 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-235097
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Rock Groups, San Francisco (Big Brother and the Holding Company and The Grateful Dead). Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 62. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235097.
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Irving Penn, Rock Groups, San Francisco (Big Brother and the Holding Company and The Grateful Dead). Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 62. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235097.
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