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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08018 · 16 October 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3121326
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, 'child with a toy hand grenade in central park, n. y. c.'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2004, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3121326.
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Diane Arbus, 'child with a toy hand grenade in central park, n. y. c.'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2004, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3121326.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | Girl with a Cigar in Washington Square Park, N. Y. C. | $60,480 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, NYC | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | A Waitress in a Nudist Camp in New Jersey | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A young man in curlers at home on West 20th Street, N. Y. C | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | A house on a hill, Hollywood, Cal. | Phillips, Oct 2018 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A family on the lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N. Y.' | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'Parlor, Xmas, Levittown' (Xmas tree in a living room in Lev | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, N.Y.C | Phillips, Apr 2025 |
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