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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,579–$9,211
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs Online , London · 27 September 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4686881
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nick Brandt, lion before storm, maasai mara, 2006. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2018, lot 39. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4686881.
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Nick Brandt, lion before storm, maasai mara, 2006. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2018, lot 39. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4686881.
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From the same sale Photographs Online · Sep 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| elephant with flaring ears, amboseli, 2007 | Nick Brandt | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| wonder, 2010 | Ruud Van Empel | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| 'my boston iv', 2005 | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| 'giraffes in evening light', masai mara, 2006 | Nick Brandt | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| il tuffatore, 1951 | Antonio | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| frank sinatra with gun, miami beach, 1968 | Terry O'neill | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Brandt | Lioness with Feeding Cubs , Masai Mara, 2007 | $7,959 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | |
| Nick Brandt | Lioness looking out over Plains, Massai Mara | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| Nick Brandt | Lion Family Portrait, Masai Mara, 2004 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Nick Brandt | Wasteland with Cheetahs and Children (from Inherit the Dust | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Nick Brandt | Giraffes Under Swirling Clouds, Amboseli | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Nick Brandt | Two Rangers with Tusks of Killed Elephant, Amboseli | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Nick Brandt | Cheetah looking over Plains. Massai Mara | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| Nick Brandt | Giraffes with Dust Devil, Amboseli | Phillips, May 2021 |
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.