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Lot 70 · The Discerning Eye: Property from the Collection of Eric Franck, Part I

'new york', 1955

Mario De Biasi

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,952–$2,603
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Discerning Eye: Property from the Collection of Eric Franck, Part I, London · 19 May 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4566492
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mario De Biasi, 'new york', 1955. Sotheby's, 19 May 2017, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566492.

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From the same sale The Discerning Eye: Property from the Collection of Eric Franck, Part I · May 2017

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'Malicious Gossip', 1932 Heinz Hajek-halke £8,000–£12,000
'Actress Rimanta Krilaviciute, Nida', 1984 Antanas Sutkus £1,500–£2,000
'Lahore, Pakistan', 1948 Henri Cartier-bresson £4,000–£6,000
Untitled, c. 1955 Yoshiyuki Iwase £1,000–£2,000
'Who She Wanted and What She Got, South Bank, Middlesbrough', 1982 Graham Smith £4,000–£6,000
Untitled, c. 1930 Dora Maar £3,000–£5,000

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