Lot 39 · A Beautiful Life: Photographs from the Collection of Leland Hirsch
muhammad ali vs. cleveland williams, houston, texas
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Beautiful Life: Photographs from the Collection of Leland Hirsch, New York · 10 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4652281
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Neil Leifer, muhammad ali vs. cleveland williams, houston, texas. Sotheby's, 10 Apr 2018, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4652281.
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Neil Leifer, muhammad ali vs. cleveland williams, houston, texas. Sotheby's, 10 Apr 2018, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4652281.
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From the same sale A Beautiful Life: Photographs from the Collection of Leland Hirsch · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'identical twins, roselle, n. j.' | Diane Arbus | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| 'boy in straw hat waiting to march in a pro-war parade, n. y. c.' | Diane Arbus | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| gabrielle ('coco') chanel | Horst P. Horst | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| 'elle with falling jasmine' | Grillo Demo | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| double jack in the pulpit | Robert Mapplethorpe | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| madonna hitching (from sex) | Steven Meisel | $5,000–$7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Leifer | Ali Vs. Cleveland Williams, Houston Astrodome | $13,125 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2019 | |
| Neil Leifer | Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston, St. Dominick's Arena, Lewisto | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Neil Leifer | Aerial of Muhammad Ali victorious after his round two knockd | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Neil Leifer | Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Neil Leifer | Aerial of Muhammad Ali victorious after his round two knockd | Phillips, Oct 2016 | ||
| Neil Leifer | neil leifer | 'aerial of muhammad ali victorious after his r | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Neil Leifer | Muhammad Ali reacts after his first round knockout of Sonny | Phillips, Oct 2016 | ||
| Neil Leifer | Muhammad Ali, first round knockout of Sonny Liston, St. Domi | Christie's, Oct 2018 |
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.