Lot 56 · Photographs
Elle Macpherson, Playboy, May 1994
Herb Ritts · each variously annotated in red crayon (image)
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $9,438–$12,135
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 18 May 2017
- Dimensions
- each image/sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28 cm.) or inverse
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3931853
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herb Ritts, Elle Macpherson, Playboy, May 1994. Christie's, 18 May 2017, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931853.
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Herb Ritts, Elle Macpherson, Playboy, May 1994. Christie's, 18 May 2017, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931853.
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