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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,635–$6,489
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04431 · 18 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3145135
- Record
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Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, London, 1950, printed 1984. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3145135.
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Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, London, 1950, printed 1984. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3145135.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn with Roses, 1962, printed later | Bert Stern | £800–£1,200 | |
| Nude Study, 1920s | František Drtikol | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Havana Courtyard, 1933, printed before circa 1960 | Walker Evans | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Inhabitants of Nuku Hiva, Taiohae Bay, Marquise Islands, 1870 | Paul-émile Miot | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Le Bois de Boulogne, Entrance, Paris, 1858 | Charles Marville | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Hotel de Crillon (woman on bed), Paris, 1979 | Helmut Newton | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | 'Father and Son with Eggs (Cuzco)' | $5,632 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
| Irving Penn | VOGUE Fashion Portraits | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Duchess of Windsor, New York, May | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 17, New York | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Woman and child in a shopfront, India | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2016 | ||
| Irving Penn | New York Cartoonists | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cretan Landscape | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Irving Penn | Chanel Zipper Belt (for 'Vogue') | Bonhams, Jan 2026 |
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