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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07987 · 28 April 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3043830
- Record
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Frederick Sommer, 'cut paper'. Sotheby's, 28 Apr 2004, lot 189. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3043830.
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Frederick Sommer, 'cut paper'. Sotheby's, 28 Apr 2004, lot 189. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3043830.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07987 · Apr 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jetta Goudal and Harold Grieve | Margrethe Mather | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Old Mill | Alfred Stieglitz | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled (Jacqueline Goddard) | Man Ray | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| 'Arizona Landscape' | Frederick Sommer | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Portfolio VII | Ansel Adams | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Selected Serra Pelada Images | Sebastião Salgado | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Sommer | 'Negative #30 "Jack Rabbit"' | $13,860 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| Frederick Sommer | Young Explorer | Phillips, Apr 2019 | ||
| Frederick Sommer | 'Negative #74' (Chicken Parts) | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Frederick Sommer | Moon Culmination | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Frederick Sommer | 'Negative #68' | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Frederick Sommer | 'Young Explorer' | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Frederick Sommer | 'Negative #70' (Chicken Parts) | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Frederick Sommer | 'lee nevin' | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 |
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.