Lot 177 · Photographs
Untitled, from 'Storyville Portraits', c. 1912
E.j. Bellocq · various annotations in pencil/ink (on the verso)
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2013
- Dimensions
- image: 12¾ x 10¼in. (32.8 x 26.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4438262
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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E.j. Bellocq, Untitled, from 'Storyville Portraits', c. 1912. Christie's, 5 Apr 2013, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4438262.
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E.j. Bellocq, Untitled, from 'Storyville Portraits', c. 1912. Christie's, 5 Apr 2013, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4438262.
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