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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 9 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-245367
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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W. Eugene Smith, Saipan (Soldier Holding Baby). Phillips, 9 Apr 2018, lot 103. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-245367.
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W. Eugene Smith, Saipan (Soldier Holding Baby). Phillips, 9 Apr 2018, lot 103. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-245367.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man in Rain, W. 88th St., N.Y.C. | Ruth Orkin | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled (woman knitting panties) | Garry Winogrand | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Yosemite, National Park, California | Lee Friedlander | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| New York State | Lee Friedlander | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Park Avenue and Thirty-Ninth Street, Manhattan | Berenice Abbott | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| General Store, Mississippi | Walker Evans | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan | $12,700 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| W. Eugene Smith | The Walk to Paradise Garden | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'minamata - tomoko and mother' | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'Walk to Paradise Garden' | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Welsh Miners | Lempertz, Dec 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'the spinner' (from spanish village essay) | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh | Phillips, Oct 2013 |
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.