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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4110318
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Philippe Halsman, 'dali's leopard skull'. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110318.
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Philippe Halsman, 'dali's leopard skull'. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110318.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Halsman | Refugee Girl, Paris | $2,794 | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | |
| Philippe Halsman | Dali, "The Persistence of Memory" (Melting Clocks) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | Marilyn Portfolio (Complete with 10 Photographs) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2020 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | Georgia O'Keeffe | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | Warhol | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | "Salvador Dali', 1953" | Viscontea auction house, Feb 2023 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | „J. Patchett“. 1950 | Grisebach, May 2017 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | 'Nixon Jumping' (Richard Nixon) | Bonhams, Jul 2025 |
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.