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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — N08775, New York · 5 October 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4037033
- Record
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W. Eugene Smith, dance of the flaming coke, pittsburgh. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2011, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4037033.
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W. Eugene Smith, dance of the flaming coke, pittsburgh. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2011, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4037033.
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From the same sale N08775 · Oct 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bather (double exposure) | Harry Callahan | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Hudson River Railroad Bridge | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Chicago (Trees in Snow) | Harry Callahan | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Edgar Allan Poe | Anonymous | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Selected Italian Landscapes | Mario Giacomelli | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Tulips | Robert Mapplethorpe | $12,000–$18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan | $12,700 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| W. Eugene Smith | 'minamata - tomoko and mother' | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | The Walk to Paradise Garden | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'Walk to Paradise Garden' | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | 'the spinner' (from spanish village essay) | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura Being Bathed by her Mother, Minamata | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Welsh Miners | Lempertz, Dec 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.