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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08115 · 11 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3304306
- Record
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Dr. Dain L. Tasker, 'x-ray of a lily'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304306.
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Dr. Dain L. Tasker, 'x-ray of a lily'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304306.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo | Edward S. Curtis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| 'Traffic Worm' | Gabriel Orozco | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California' (from sequence 'Song Wi… | Minor White | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled | Henry Wessel, Jr. | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Transmutation 8, Tentations de Saint-Antoine' | Brassaï | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Gargoyles, Notre Dame, Paris | Josef Breitenbach | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | Tulips; Lily; and Strelitzia (Bird of Pardise) 3 | $30,000 | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | |
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | 'x-ray of a lily' | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
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| Berenice Abbott | New York Portfolio IV | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Rue Mouffetard, Paris | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ansel Adams | ‘Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park and Sierra Foothills’ | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
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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.