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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $38,427–$64,044
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs , London · 16 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4743381
- Record
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Irving Penn, irving penn | 'fishmonger', london, 1950. Sotheby's, 16 May 2019, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4743381.
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Irving Penn, irving penn | 'fishmonger', london, 1950. Sotheby's, 16 May 2019, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4743381.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| josef koudelka | 'portugal', 1976 | Josef Koudelka | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| nicolas feldmeyer | 'after all 2', 2015 | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| helmut newton | 'regine at home', paris, 1975 | Helmut Newton | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| horst p. horst | 'dali costumes', paris, 1939 | Horst P. Horst | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| norman parkinson | 'after van dongen, adele collins, for vogue', 1959 | Norman Parkinson | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| andy warhol | 'carly simon', 1979 | Andy Warhol | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Mailman, 1950 | $47,880 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | |
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| Irving Penn | John F. Kennedy (1 of 4), Washington, D.C. | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Sitting Nude Rear, New York | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Croissant, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Engine Driver, London | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Sore Foot, Jean Patchett, Lima, Peru | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Seine Rowboat, France | Phillips, Oct 2025 |
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.