Lot 27 · Photographs: The Evening Sale
Headless man, N.Y.C., 1961
Diane Arbus · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs: The Evening Sale, New York · 4 October 2016
- Dimensions
- image: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.9 x 16.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4001804
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, Headless man, N.Y.C., 1961. Christie's, 4 Oct 2016, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001804.
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Diane Arbus, Headless man, N.Y.C., 1961. Christie's, 4 Oct 2016, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001804.
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From the same sale Photographs: The Evening Sale · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Man asleep on stoop), Havana, Cuba, 1933 | Walker Evans | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Rebecca's Ear, 1922 | Alfred Stieglitz | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Golden Bird, c. 1920 | Constantin Brancusi | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Shadow Profile, New York, 1944 | Erwin Blumenfeld | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955 | Robert Frank | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| White Angel Bread Line, San Francisco, 1933 | Dorothea Lange | $80,000–$120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | A family one evening in a nudist camp, Pa. | $25,400 | Phillips, Apr 2023 | |
| Diane Arbus | Teenage Couple on Hudson Street, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Elizabeth Taylor look-alike reclining on a bed, London, Engl | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Untitled (1) | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Girl with a cigar in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Woman with a veil on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | diane arbus | ‘puerto rican woman with a beauty mark, n. y. | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Triplets in their bedroom, NJ, 1963 | Christie's, Feb 2024 |
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