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- Estimate
- €8,000–€12,000 hammer ≈ $8,716–$13,074
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographies, Paris · 10 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4518786
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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André Kertész, 'distortion #159', 1933. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2016, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4518786.
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André Kertész, 'distortion #159', 1933. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2016, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4518786.
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From the same sale Photographies · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Poet Sergei Tretyakov', vers 1927 | Alexander Rodchenko | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Les prieurés, Mont Athos, 1853 | Ernest De Caranza & Emile Charles Labbã© | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Paris, 1949 | Robert Frank | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Sans titre, 1958 | Seydou Keïta | €7,000–€10,000 | |
| 'Lifeguard', 1978 | Joseph Szabo | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| 'Maquette for Ecclesia Pederastes', 2004 | Joel-peter Witkin | €5,000–€7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Kertész | Ernest | $10,080 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | |
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| André Kertész | Bellevue (Seine) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| André Kertész | andré kertész | distortion #125, 1932-1933 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| André Kertész | Carrefour, Blois | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| André Kertész | Satiric Dancer | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| André Kertész | Lunchtime Rush Hour, Paris, 1922 | Christie's, Oct 2019 |
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