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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08189 · 22 April 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3411401
- Record
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Diane Arbus, 'albino sword swallower at a carnival, md'. Sotheby's, 22 Apr 2006, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3411401.
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Diane Arbus, 'albino sword swallower at a carnival, md'. Sotheby's, 22 Apr 2006, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3411401.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08189 · Apr 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Sign | Peter Sekaer | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Sierra Club Outing' | Ansel Adams | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Still Life with Egg Slicer, San Francisco | Ansel Adams | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Sand Dunes, Oceano, California' | Ansel Adams | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'rue de la limace, de la rue des bourdonnais' | Charles Marville | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'The North American Indian,' Volume 2 | Edward S. Curtis | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | Teenager with a baseball bat, N.Y.C., 1962 | $37,800 | Christie's, Apr 2022 | |
| Diane Arbus | Kids in the surf, Coney Island, N.Y. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, NYC | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Burlesque comedienne in her dressing room, Atlantic City, NJ | Christie's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A young Brooklyn family going for a Sunday outing, N.Y.C.' | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, N.Y.C | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 42nd street movie theater audience, N.Y.C., 1958 | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Girl with a Cigar in Washington Square Park, N. Y. C. | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 |
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.