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Lot 60 · Photographs

fashion portrait, new york, c. 1955

Erwin Blumenfeld

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,640–$23,460
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 23 May 2015
Record ID
TB-2026-4361923
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Erwin Blumenfeld, fashion portrait, new york, c. 1955. Sotheby's, 23 May 2015, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4361923.

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Erwin Blumenfeld, fashion portrait, new york, c. 1955. Sotheby's, 23 May 2015, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4361923.

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