Lot 102 · Photographs
Mother Earth
František Drtikol · pigment print, the photographer's blindstamp on the image, flush-mounted, circa 1930
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 2 April 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4249137
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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František Drtikol, Mother Earth. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2014, lot 102. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4249137.
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František Drtikol, Mother Earth. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2014, lot 102. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4249137.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Rooftops | Josef Sudek | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Belgravia, London (nude) | Bill Brandt | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Selected Urban Images | Walker Evans | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Bay Bridge, Oakland | Brett Weston | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Zuni Governor | Edward S. Curtis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Rue Mouffetard | Henri Cartier-bresson | $15,000–$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| František Drtikol | Nude Abstraction (The Composition) | $48,640 | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | |
| František Drtikol | 'Kompozice', 1924 | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| František Drtikol | 'Untitled (Nude Reclining)', 1922-28 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| František Drtikol | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Mar 2019 | ||
| František Drtikol | Prisms, 1926 | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| František Drtikol | etude de nu, 1928 | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| František Drtikol | 'half-nude' | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| František Drtikol | Nude | Phillips, Oct 2021 |
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.