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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $33,786–$47,301
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 17 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4661841
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'motorcycle policeman', new york, 1951. Sotheby's, 17 May 2018, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4661841.
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Irving Penn, 'motorcycle policeman', new york, 1951. Sotheby's, 17 May 2018, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4661841.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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