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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 16 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 9 3/8 x 7 1/8in. (23.8 x 18.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4692703
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Marlene Dietrich, December 23, 1948. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692703.
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Irving Penn, Marlene Dietrich, December 23, 1948. Christie's, 16 Jun 2005, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692703.
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| Bikers, 1963 | Ralph Gibson | $3,000–$5,000 | |
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