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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07925 · 17 October 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2997470
- Record
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Diane Arbus, 'wax museum axe murderer, coney island, new york'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2003, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2997470.
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Diane Arbus, 'wax museum axe murderer, coney island, new york'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2003, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2997470.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07925 · Oct 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miner with Gun and Knife | Anonymous American Photographer | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Smokers, Rogues, and Dandies | Anonymous American Photographer | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Young Scholars and Schools | Anonymous American Photographer | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Selected Images of Paris | André Kertész | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Workmen, Empire State Building | Lewis Wickes Hine | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War' | Alexander Gardner Et Alii | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | Untitled (6) | $7,800 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Diane Arbus | A Child Crying, N. J. | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Girls in matching Bathing Suits, Coney Island, N.Y. 1967 | Grisebach, Jun 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Lady at a Masked Ball with Two Roses on Her Dress, NYC | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Lady at a Masked Ball with Two Roses in Her Dress, NYC | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Woman by a lampost, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Topless Dancer In Her Dressing Room, San Francisco, Cal. | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Untitled (I) | Phillips, May 2022 |
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.