Lot 10 · Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs
The Pool - Evening: A Symphony to a Race and to a Soul, 1899
Edward Steichen · grey paper mount: 8 7/8 x 7 in. (22.7 x 17.9 cm.)
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs , New York · 18 February 2016
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.8 x 16 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4064666
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Steichen, The Pool - Evening: A Symphony to a Race and to a Soul, 1899. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064666.
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Edward Steichen, The Pool - Evening: A Symphony to a Race and to a Soul, 1899. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064666.
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From the same sale Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs · Feb 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Maynard White/Sailor on Rock, Torso), c. 1910 | Fred Holland Day (1864-1933) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Porter, Les Halles, 1939 | Brassaï | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| Untitled from 'Personal Sentimentalism in Photography', 2000 | Nobuyoshi Araki | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Flower Stem, 1990s | Nobuyoshi Araki | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Tide Stones, 1963 | Minor White | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Antarctica, 2005 | Sebastião Salgado | $10,000–$15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Steichen | Gloria Swanson, New York | $346,309 | Phillips, May 2022 | |
| Edward Steichen | 'the pool -- evening: a symphony to a race and to a soul' | Sotheby's, Feb 2006 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France | Phillips, Apr 2019 | ||
| Edward Steichen | 'wheelbarrow and flower pots' (france) | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Edward Steichen | Gloria Swanson | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Edward Steichen | The Lotus Screen, S.S.S | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Leaves, Mills College | Phillips, Apr 2023 |
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.