Lot 294 · Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs
Mae West in a chair at home, Santa Monica, Cal., 1965
Diane Arbus · gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs , New York · 18 February 2016
- Dimensions
- image: 14 5/8 x 15 in. (37.3 x 38.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4064900
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, Mae West in a chair at home, Santa Monica, Cal., 1965. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 294. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064900.
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Diane Arbus, Mae West in a chair at home, Santa Monica, Cal., 1965. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 294. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064900.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | Untitled (7), 1970-1971 | $11,970 | Christie's, Apr 2022 | |
| Diane Arbus | Topless Dancer In Her Dressing Room, San Francisco, Cal. | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Untitled (6) | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Lady at a Masked Ball with Two Roses in Her Dress, NYC | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | The human pincushion, Ronald C. Harrison, N.J. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Boys Smoking in Central Park, NYC | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Boys Smoking in Central Park, N.Y.C. | Wright, Jun 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Lady bartender at home with a souvenir dog, New Orleans, LA. | Christie's, Oct 2024 |
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.