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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08165 · 15 February 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3386702
- Record
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Edward Steichen, 'balzac--the open sky'. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2006, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3386702.
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Edward Steichen, 'balzac--the open sky'. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2006, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3386702.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08165 · Feb 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Dock Workers, Havana' | Walker Evans | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Pressa at Night | Werner Mantz | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Double Portrait, Munich | Josef Breitenbach | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Bananas | Edward Weston | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Winter -- Berlin vom Funkturm | László Moholy-nagy | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Rudolph Valentino | Johan Hagemeyer | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Edward Steichen | Gloria Swanson | $629,000 | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | |
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| Ansel Adams | Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Edward Weston | Nautilus Shell, 1927 | Christie's, Sep 2014 |
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