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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 6 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3948758
- Record
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Dr. Dain L. Tasker, Desert Candle. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2010, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3948758.
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Dr. Dain L. Tasker, Desert Candle. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2010, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3948758.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Girl in Italy | Ruth Orkin | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Pepper | Edward Weston | $10,000–$20,000 | |
| Waterfall, Yosemite, California | Pirkle Jones | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Nighttime Television Studies | Matthew Pillsbury | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Los Agachados | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled (Police Car, California) | William Eggleston | $8,000–$12,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | dr. dain l. tasker | 'philodendron' | $5,625 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | |
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | dr. dain l. tasker | 'x-ray of a lily' | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | 'amazon - lily' | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | Wide Open Lotus | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | 'Lily - An X-Ray' | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | X-ray of a Lily | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2014 | ||
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | dr. dain l. tasker | 'formosum lily' | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Dr. Dain L. Tasker | 'fuchsia - upright type' | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 |
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