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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4110168
- Record
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George Platt Lynes, 'wystan hugh auden'. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110168.
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George Platt Lynes, 'wystan hugh auden'. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110168.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore, Point Lobos | Edward Weston | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| An Elder of the Village | Roman Vishniac | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Bird of Paradise | Robert Mapplethorpe | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Barn Facade, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France | Paul Strand | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Barbie Millicent Roberts | David Levinthal | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Lonely Metropolitan | Herbert Bayer | $7,000–$10,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Platt Lynes | Boys from 'Four Saints in Three Acts' | $2,816 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
| George Platt Lynes | Isamu Noguchi | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| George Platt Lynes | Francisco Moncton "Evasion" | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| George Platt Lynes | Untitled (Male Nude) | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
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| George Platt Lynes | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2022 | ||
| George Platt Lynes | Glenway Wescott and Characters | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| George Platt Lynes | Jose 'Pete' Martinez, May 25, 1937 | Rago, Jun 2026 |
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