Lot 290 · A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection
Fanning the cards, 1940
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- Estimate
- €4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $5,384–$8,076
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection, New York · 16 November 2013
- Dimensions
- image 34.8 x 27.6 cm. (13 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4345742
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Harold Edgerton, Fanning the cards, 1940. Christie's, 16 Nov 2013, lot 290. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4345742.
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Harold Edgerton, Fanning the cards, 1940. Christie's, 16 Nov 2013, lot 290. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4345742.
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|---|---|---|---|
| David Hilliard in Panther Office (from Members of the Black Panther P… | STEPHEN SHAMES (B. 1947) | $800–$1,200 | |
| Futuristic Room | ANONYMOUS | $600–$800 | |
| Maine, 1997 | Spencer Tunick | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| VIII, 1989 | James Welling | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Studio Portraits, c. late 1960s-early 1971-1982 | Malick Sidibé | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| I Cried When I Took This, 1942 | Weegee | $5,000–$7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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