Lot 147 · Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection
Male Nude with Thorns, Joshua Tree, 1989
Herb Ritts · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection, New York · 7 April 2022
- Dimensions
- image: 17 ½ x 15 1/8 in. (44.5 x 38.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475435
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herb Ritts, Male Nude with Thorns, Joshua Tree, 1989. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475435.
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Herb Ritts, Male Nude with Thorns, Joshua Tree, 1989. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475435.
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