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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 April 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4077365
- Record
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Ray K. Metzker, composites: tall grove of nudes. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2012, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4077365.
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Ray K. Metzker, composites: tall grove of nudes. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2012, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4077365.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| London (Seated Nude) | Bill Brandt | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| House on a Hillside | Anonymous American Photographer | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Child in Forest | Wynn Bullock | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled (Pens) | Richard Prince | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Nude (horizontal) | Brassaï | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Gold Miners, Johannesburg, South Africa | Margaret Bourke-white | $10,000–$15,000 |
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