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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08189 · 22 April 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3411445
- Record
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W. Eugene Smith, 'Saipan'. Sotheby's, 22 Apr 2006, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3411445.
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W. Eugene Smith, 'Saipan'. Sotheby's, 22 Apr 2006, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3411445.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eugene Smith | Tracks | $8,190 | Phillips, Oct 2022 | |
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura in her Bath, 1972 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | w. eugene smith | albert schweitzer, aspen, colorado | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | The Walk to Paradise Garden | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | dr. albert schweitzer from man of mercy essay | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | A Walk to Paradise Garden | Bonhams, Oct 2020 |
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.