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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08227 · 17 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3499168
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brassaï, 'transmutations par brassaï'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2006, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3499168.
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Brassaï, 'transmutations par brassaï'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2006, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3499168.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08227 · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod | Harry Callahan | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Marilyn Monroe | Alfred Eisenstaedt | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'American Girl in Italy, Florence' | Ruth Orkin | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Carrefour, Blois | André Kertész | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| 'Man with Pink Face, New Guinea' | Irving Penn | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| James Joyce | Berenice Abbott | $6,000–$9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassaï | Transmutations, 1967 | $7,824 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2025 | |
| Brassaï | Untitled | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
| Brassaï | Gala Soirée at Maxim's, Paris | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Brassaï | Place de la Concorde at Night | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Brassaï | 'La Môme Bijou' | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Brassaï | Conchita with sailors in a café on the Place d’Italie | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Brassaï | Le Viaduc d'Auteuil | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Brassaï | Model in Fishnet Stockings and Leather Underwear for Diana S | Sotheby's, Apr 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.