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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4110277
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pirkle Jones, Sun and Wave. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110277.
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Pirkle Jones, Sun and Wave. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110277.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2012
| 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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirkle Jones | Sun and Wave | $5,625 | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | |
| Pirkle Jones | Portfolio Two | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Pirkle Jones | 'portfolio two' | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | L & S Dairy, 22nd Street and 9th Avenue, New York | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Pirkle Jones | Cowboy, Arizona | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Ansel Adams | ‘Gottardo Piazzoni in His Studio, San Francisco’ | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare | SBI Art Auction, May 2024 | ||
| Pirkle Jones | 'surf-spray and sun' | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 |
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.