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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Classic Photographs , New York · 3 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4769897
- Record
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Margaret Watkins, margaret watkins | untitled (milk bottle in sink). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2019, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4769897.
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Margaret Watkins, margaret watkins | untitled (milk bottle in sink). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2019, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4769897.
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From the same sale Classic Photographs · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| alma lavenson | 'burnt-out house' | Alma Lavenson | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| eugène atget | 'st. cloud' | Eugène Atget | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| man ray | rayograph | Man Ray | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| 'u.s. route 10, post falls, idaho, august 25, 1974' | Stephen Shore | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| ansel adams | 'moonrise, hernandez, new mexico' | Ansel Adams | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| patrick demarchelier | 'nude, new york' | Patrick Demarchelier | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Watkins | Dishes | $13,145 | Christie's, Oct 2002 | |
| Margaret Watkins | Design angles, 1919 | Christie's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Walker Evans | Bowery Lunchroom, New York | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Edward Weston | Pepper, No. 34 | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Half Dome, Winter | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Ansel Adams | ‘Burnt Stump and New Grass, Sierra Nevada’ | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California, from Po | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, Californi | Phillips, Oct 2021 |
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