Lot 87 · Photographs
After Theda Bara as Cleopatra, 1986
Bob Carlos Clarke · toned gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,391–$3,986
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 15 October 2013
- Dimensions
- image: 13¼ x 18in. (33.5 x 45.7cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4367476
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bob Carlos Clarke, After Theda Bara as Cleopatra, 1986. Christie's, 15 Oct 2013, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4367476.
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Bob Carlos Clarke, After Theda Bara as Cleopatra, 1986. Christie's, 15 Oct 2013, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4367476.
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