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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,930–$38,896
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 17 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-251115
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lillian Bassman, Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251115.
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Lillian Bassman, Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251115.
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|---|---|---|---|
| City 2/60 (Berlin) | Frank Thiel | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Sophia Loren, Hair by Ara Gallant, New York studio, October | Richard Avedon | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August | Richard Avedon | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans | Walker Evans | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | William Eggleston | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Untitled (Gingham Woman, Albers wall) | William Eggleston | £20,000–£30,000 |
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| Lillian Bassman | Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
| Lillian Bassman | More Fashion Mileage Per Dress, Barbara Vaughn, Harper's Baz | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Lillian Bassman | Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath | Phillips, Apr 2016 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Orchid | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Lillian Bassman | The V-Back Evenings, Suzy Parker, Dress by Trigère, New York | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Self-Portrait, 1972 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Lydia | Phillips, Apr 2026 |
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