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- Estimate
- £9,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,842–$17,123
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 20 May 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3927246
- Record
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Brassaï, ten photographs, 1930s/40s. Sotheby's, 20 May 2010, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927246.
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Brassaï, ten photographs, 1930s/40s. Sotheby's, 20 May 2010, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927246.
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| Pablo Picasso at La Californie, 1957 | Irving Penn | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Asylum, 1994 | James Casebere | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Mannequins, Quai d'Orsay I, 1977 | Helmut Newton | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassaï | Le Roi Soleil, Paris, 1952 | $28,234 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | |
| Brassaï | Couple at the Bal de Quatres Saisons, Rue de Lappe | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Brassaï | avenue de l'observatoire dans le brouillard, vers 1931-1932 | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Brassaï | 'A Portfolio of Ten Photographs by Brassaï' | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Brassaï | hotel de passe rue quincampoix, c. 1932lingerie for diana sl | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Brassaï | Prostitutes in a Bar, Boulevard Rochechouart, Montmartre | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Brassaï | 'le corset noir' | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Brassaï | Roofs of Paris | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 |
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