Lot 244 · Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs
Isadora Duncan at the Portals of the Parthenon, 1921
Edward Steichen · toned gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board, printed 1960s
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs , New York · 18 February 2016
- Dimensions
- image: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (35 x 27.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4064853
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Steichen, Isadora Duncan at the Portals of the Parthenon, 1921. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064853.
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Edward Steichen, Isadora Duncan at the Portals of the Parthenon, 1921. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064853.
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| Porter, Les Halles, 1939 | Brassaï | $2,000–$4,000 | |
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