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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 16 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 13¾in. (25.7 x 35cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4692679
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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W. Eugene Smith, Fisherwomen of Minamata, Japan, 1971. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692679.
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W. Eugene Smith, Fisherwomen of Minamata, Japan, 1971. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692679.
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| Human Cannonball, 1943 | Weegee | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Bikers, 1963 | Ralph Gibson | $3,000–$5,000 | |
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