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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 9 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3881322
- Record
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W. Eugene Smith, Three Generations of Welsh Miners. Sotheby's, 9 Oct 2009, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3881322.
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W. Eugene Smith, Three Generations of Welsh Miners. Sotheby's, 9 Oct 2009, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3881322.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Nude Studies | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Evening in Kenwood | Bill Brandt | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Cheese and Crackers | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Leaves, Mills College, Oakland, California | Ansel Adams | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled (from Eel Series) | Francesca Woodman | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Robert Mapplethorpe | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan | $12,700 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| W. Eugene Smith | The Walk to Paradise Garden | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'minamata - tomoko and mother' | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Welsh Miners | Lempertz, Dec 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'Walk to Paradise Garden' | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura in her Bath, 1972 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'the spinner' (from spanish village essay) | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 |
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.