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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $43,861–$73,102
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 19 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4476785
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'Nude n° 141', 1949-50. Sotheby's, 19 May 2016, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4476785.
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Irving Penn, 'Nude n° 141', 1949-50. Sotheby's, 19 May 2016, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4476785.
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| 'Refugees at the Korem Camp, Ethiopia', 1984 | Sebastião Salgado | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'St Michael's Blood, Part I and II', 1990 | Andres Serrano | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| 'Sifnos, Greece', 1961 | Henri Cartier-bresson | £7,000–£10,000 | |
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| 'Untitled, Japan', 1992 | Nobuyoshi Araki | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | ‘Motorcycle Policeman, New York’ | $51,200 | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | |
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| Irving Penn | Lorry Washers, London | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | John F. Kennedy (1 of 4), Washington, D.C. | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | ‘Taxi Driver (New York)’ | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
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| Irving Penn | Seine Rowboat, France | Phillips, Oct 2025 |
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