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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08018 · 16 October 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3121310
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'mermaid dress (rochas), lisa fonssagrives-penn'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2004, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3121310.
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Irving Penn, 'mermaid dress (rochas), lisa fonssagrives-penn'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2004, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3121310.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08018 · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Portrait of James Duncan Graham | Alexander Hesler | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Fire Escape and Soda Shop | Berenice Abbott | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Nude in Modernist Composition | František Drtikol | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| 'Aspens, New Mexico' | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park' | Ansel Adams | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Kelp | Edward Weston | $15,000–$25,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Sitting Nude Rear, New York | $60,480 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | |
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| Irving Penn | Four Lipsticks (New York) | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
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| Irving Penn | Salad Ingredients, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 111, New York, 1972 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | John F. Kennedy (1 of 4), Washington, D.C. | Phillips, Oct 2025 |
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