Lot 159 · Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art
Deckhand aboard the Queen of Dycusburg, Memphis, Tennessee, 1935
Ben Shahn · gelatin silver print, mounted on card
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art, New York · 10 October 2017
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 7 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (19 x 21.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893129
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ben Shahn, Deckhand aboard the Queen of Dycusburg, Memphis, Tennessee, 1935. Christie's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893129.
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Ben Shahn, Deckhand aboard the Queen of Dycusburg, Memphis, Tennessee, 1935. Christie's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893129.
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