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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 5 April 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2022
- Dimensions
- 7 ½ x 9 ½ in
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475821
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brett Weston, White Sands, 1946. Christie's, 5 Apr 2022, lot 17. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475821.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
76% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 74%, 75% sold.
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Brett Weston, White Sands, 1946. Christie's, 5 Apr 2022, lot 17. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475821.
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| Miriam Hopkins, from the stageplay, Jezebel, 1933 | Edward Steichen | $3,000–$5,000 | upcoming |
| Lisa Fonssagrives for 'Vogue', 1949 | Norman Parkinson | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming |
| Cuzco Children, Peru 1948 | Irving Penn | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Weston | Books | $43,750 | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | |
| Brett Weston | Dunes | Phillips, Oct 2014 | ||
| Brett Weston | Twenty Photographs Portfolio | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2014 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Brett Weston | 'hand and ear' (ramiel mcgehee) | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| Brett Weston | New York | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Brett Weston | Dune, California | Phillips, Apr 2013 | ||
| Brett Weston | Dune, Oceano | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.