Lot 173 · Photographs Including Property Sold to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation
Female Impersonator on a Bed, N.Y.C., 1961
Diane Arbus · gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs Including Property Sold to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, New York · 6 April 2017
- Dimensions
- image: 9 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (23.2 x 16.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3946121
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, Female Impersonator on a Bed, N.Y.C., 1961. Christie's, 6 Apr 2017, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946121.
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Diane Arbus, Female Impersonator on a Bed, N.Y.C., 1961. Christie's, 6 Apr 2017, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946121.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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