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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 30 September 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4285036
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Butler, 'back against rock, cape town, south africa'. Sotheby's, 30 Sep 2014, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4285036.
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George Butler, 'back against rock, cape town, south africa'. Sotheby's, 30 Sep 2014, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4285036.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Exposure Tree | Harry Callahan | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| 'Calla Lily' | Robert Mapplethorpe | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| San Giovanni in Persiceto (Green Shutters) | Luigi Ghirri | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled | Leonard Nimoy | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| San Giovanni in Persiceto (Blue Wheat) | Luigi Ghirri | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Henri Matisse | Henri Cartier-bresson | $6,000–$9,000 |
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