Lot 232 · Photographs
'Camera Obscura Image of the Boston Public Library Courtyard in Exhibition Room'
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3916712
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Abelardo Morell, 'Camera Obscura Image of the Boston Public Library Courtyard in Exhibition Room'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2010, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3916712.
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Abelardo Morell, 'Camera Obscura Image of the Boston Public Library Courtyard in Exhibition Room'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2010, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3916712.
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