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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 1 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4345038
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pirkle Jones, Sun and Wave. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4345038.
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Pirkle Jones, Sun and Wave. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4345038.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'NYC' (Father Duffy) | Lee Friedlander | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Aspens, Northern New Mexico' | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Oak Tree, Rain, Sonoma County Hills, California' | Ansel Adams | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Winged Certainties' | Ray K. Metzker | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Tied-up Torso, Ramatuelle | Helmut Newton | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Vecina' | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirkle Jones | Sun and Wave | $5,313 | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 | |
| Pirkle Jones | Portfolio Two | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Pirkle Jones | 'portfolio two' | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | First Paid Holidays, France | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | Treasury Building from J.P. Morgan's Office, Manhattan | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Pirkle Jones | 'surf-spray and sun' | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Pirkle Jones | Cowboy, Arizona | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Harry Callahan | Wabash Avenue, Chicago | Phillips, May 2018 |
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.