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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3916701
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, 'transvestite at her birthday party, n. y. c.'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2010, lot 173. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3916701.
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Diane Arbus, 'transvestite at her birthday party, n. y. c.'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2010, lot 173. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3916701.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Images | August Sander | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Parrot Tulips | Robert Mapplethorpe | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Wall Street | Ilse Bing | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Orchid | Robert Mapplethorpe | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Srinagar, Kashmir | Henri Cartier-bresson | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Oceano | Brett Weston | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | A Child Crying, N.J. | $7,500 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | |
| Diane Arbus | A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J. | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | diane arbus | ‘untitled (28)’, 1970-71 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Child running in the Parc, New York City | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Woman by a lampost, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Young Couple in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th St, NYC | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Boy above a Crowd, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 2026 |
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