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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4558210
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, 'Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th St, NYC'. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4558210.
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Diane Arbus, 'Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th St, NYC'. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4558210.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother & Child, Poughkeepsie, NY | Katy Grannan | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 'Old Closes and Streets: A Series of Photogravures 1868-1899' | Thomas Annan | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, California | Ansel Adams | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| 'Tract House #24' | Lewis Baltz | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| 'Eiffel Tower' | Helmut Newton | $100,000–$200,000 | |
| Hot Shot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia | O. Winston Link | $5,000–$7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | 'Girl in a Watch Cap, N. Y. C.' | $12,600 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Diane Arbus | Lady in a Rooming House Parlor, Albion, N. Y. | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Untitled (8) | Phillips, May 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Transvestite on her birthday party, N.Y.C. 1969 | Grisebach, Dec 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A Flower Girl at a Wedding, Conn.' | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Couple on a pier, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Lillian and Dorothy Gish | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Lady Bartender at Home with a Souvenir Dog, New Orleans, LA | Lempertz, May 2025 |
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