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Lot 27 · Photographs

Chrysler Building, Sixty-First Floor, New York, 1930

MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971) · gelatin silver print, mounted on paper folio

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Estimate
$30,000–$50,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Photographs, New York · 28 May 2014
Dimensions
in. (13.3 x 8.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3333245
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971), Chrysler Building, Sixty-First Floor, New York, 1930. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3333245.

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MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971), Chrysler Building, Sixty-First Floor, New York, 1930. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3333245.

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