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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,205–$7,808
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 19 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4566635
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Fernand Fonssagrives, 'Contours', 1954-58. Sotheby's, 19 May 2017, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566635.
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Fernand Fonssagrives, 'Contours', 1954-58. Sotheby's, 19 May 2017, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566635.
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From the same sale Photographs · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Lydia', 1987 | Robert Mapplethorpe | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| 'Beauty', c. 1936 | Paul Outerbridge, Jr. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| 'Sifnos, Greece', 1961 | Henri Cartier-bresson | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| 'Aiko T., Tokyo', 1996 | Michel Comte | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 'La Salle Street, Chicago', 1954 | Ogle Winston Link | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Keyhole 6', 2012 | Erwin Olaf | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernand Fonssagrives | Geodesics, 1954-1958 | $6,419 | Christie's, May 2018 | |
| Fernand Fonssagrives | Sand Fence, 1949 | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Fernand Fonssagrives | Sand Fence | Phillips, May 2016 | ||
| Fernand Fonssagrives | Nu Sable | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Seville, Spain | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Baie de Somme | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Fernand Fonssagrives | Savoir faire, Lac de Tignes, France | Lempertz, Nov 2019 | ||
| Peter Beard | Lion | Phillips, May 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.