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- Estimate
- $50,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 16 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3688012
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Steichen, 'Iris Aurea: light runs up the stem like lightning'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2007, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3688012.
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Edward Steichen, 'Iris Aurea: light runs up the stem like lightning'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2007, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3688012.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| selected 'Real Estate' images | Henry Wessel, Jr. | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Alberto Giacometti | Henri Cartier-bresson | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Santa Barbara, California | Henry Wessel, Jr. | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Dunes, Oceano | Edward Weston | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Selected Portraits | Baron Adolphe De Meyer | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Edward Weston with a Camera | Tina Modotti | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Steichen | Calla Lily | $82,550 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | |
| Edward Steichen | Greta Garbo, Hollywood, August | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Foxgloves, France. 1926 | Grisebach, Nov 2017 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Radio City and Rockefeller Center | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Magnolia Blossoms, Voulangis, France | Phillips, Apr 2019 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Steichen (The Steichen Book) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Edward Steichen | george washington bridge, 1931 | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Big and Little Sunflower | Phillips, Apr 2024 |
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.