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- Estimate
- €1,200–€1,800 hammer ≈ $1,457–$2,186
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AM0991 · 21 March 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3401097
- Record
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Franco Fontana, untitled. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2006, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3401097.
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Franco Fontana, untitled. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2006, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3401097.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Woman 4 | Helmut Newton | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| The Red Ball | Loretta Lux | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Hercules Wife | Olga Tobreluts | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| Farfalla Fuji | Maurizio Galimberti | €2,500–€3,500 | |
| Sterne | Thomas Ruff | €1,000–€1,500 | |
| Standing Nude | Helmut Newton | €2,000–€3,000 |
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