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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4110296
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, 'two boys smoking in central park, nyc'. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110296.
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Diane Arbus, 'two boys smoking in central park, nyc'. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110296.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | Child running in the Parc, New York City | $9,316 | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | |
| Diane Arbus | Young Couple in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J. | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Boy above a Crowd, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | A Child Crying, N.J. | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Girl in a watch cap, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Five children in a common room, N.J. | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | diane arbus | ‘untitled (28)’, 1970-71 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 |
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.