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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — S/O Buhl Collection, New York · 13 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4137004
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herb Ritts, 'his holiness the dalai lama, new york city'. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2012, lot 286. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4137004.
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Herb Ritts, 'his holiness the dalai lama, new york city'. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2012, lot 286. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4137004.
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From the same sale S/O Buhl Collection · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corona del Mar, California | Dennis Stock | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Chain #14 | Chien-chi Chang | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'New York City, USA' (Suspect in the Back of a Police Car) | Leonard Freed | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Svolgere la propria pelle (To unravel one's own skin) | Giuseppe Penone | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Barcelona | Robert Frank | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | Sandra Cinto | $3,000–$5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Ritts | 'Karen' | $2,304 | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | |
| Herb Ritts | Male Nude (Detail) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Herb Ritts | Bill T. Jones, Los Angeles | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Herb Ritts | '"Male Nude" Backview Silverlake' | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Herb Ritts | Djimon - Full Length, Hollywood | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | ||
| Herb Ritts | Correya, Africa | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2024 | ||
| Herb Ritts | Keith Haring, New York | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Herb Ritts | K.D. Lang | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 |
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.