Lot 66 · Photographs
An Indication Piece: The North Atlantic Ocean-Looking N. N. E.-Towards The Old World, Cape Sable, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 1999-2001 (The Southernmost Point of Nova Scotia-and the point from which over 1,000 ships have been lost at sea-including those caught in the so-called "Perfect Storm," which originated around this site in 1991 )
Thomas Joshua Cooper · selenium toned gelatin silver print, mounted on board
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 6 October 2021
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 16 x 22 3/4 in. (40.6 x 57.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3518136
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Joshua Cooper, An Indication Piece: The North Atlantic Ocean-Looking N. N. E.-Towards The Old World, Cape Sable, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 1999-2001 (The Southernmost Point of Nova Scotia-and the point from which over 1,000 ships have been lost at sea-including those caught in the so-called "Perfect Storm," which originated around this site in 1991 ). Christie's, 6 Oct 2021, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3518136.
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Thomas Joshua Cooper, An Indication Piece: The North Atlantic Ocean-Looking N. N. E.-Towards The Old World, Cape Sable, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 1999-2001 (The Southernmost Point of Nova Scotia-and the point from which over 1,000 ships have been lost at sea-including those caught in the so-called "Perfect Storm," which originated around this site in 1991 ). Christie's, 6 Oct 2021, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3518136.
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