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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07987 · 28 April 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3043858
- Record
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W. Eugene Smith, 'the walk to paradise garden'. Sotheby's, 28 Apr 2004, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3043858.
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W. Eugene Smith, 'the walk to paradise garden'. Sotheby's, 28 Apr 2004, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3043858.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eugene Smith | w. eugene smith | the walk to paradise garden | $23,750 | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | |
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura Being Bathed by her Mother, Minamata | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'Walk to Paradise Garden' | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 | Christie's, Nov 2014 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'minamata - tomoko and mother' | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Walk to Paradise Garden | Phillips, Oct 2018 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan | Phillips, Oct 2024 |
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.