Lot 75 · 20/21 Photographs/ Leaves of Light and Shadow: Photographs Gathered by William T. Hillman
Thelonious Monk, c. 1952
W. Eugene Smith · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20/21 Photographs/ Leaves of Light and Shadow: Photographs Gathered by William T. Hillman, New York · 31 March 2015
- Dimensions
- image: 17 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (19.2 x 29.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4178027
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk, c. 1952. Christie's, 31 Mar 2015, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4178027.
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W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk, c. 1952. Christie's, 31 Mar 2015, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4178027.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Falls, Yosemite Valley, California, c. 1864 | THOMAS HOUSEWORTH (1828-1915) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Major, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 2012 | CHARLOTTE DUMAS (b. 1977) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| La Mort d'Adonis, c. 1906 | Attributed to JACQUES-ERNEST BULLOZ (1858-1942) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Blast Furnaces, Frontal Views, 1979-1986 | Bernd And Hilla Becher | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled, 1940s | Clarence John Laughlin | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Coney Island, 4th July, 1958 | Robert Frank | $25,000–$35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath | $8,125 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | |
| W. Eugene Smith | w. eugene smith | albert schweitzer, aspen, colorado | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | A Walk to Paradise Garden | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | The Walk to Paradise Garden | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tracks | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | dr. albert schweitzer from man of mercy essay | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| W. Eugene Smith | Railroad Tracks, Pittsburgh | Phillips, May 2023 |
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