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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs , New York · 3 April 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4816859
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lewis Baltz, lewis baltz | 'houston, texas'. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2020, lot 147. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816859.
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Lewis Baltz, lewis baltz | 'houston, texas'. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2020, lot 147. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816859.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| walker evans | 'excursion sign' | Walker Evans | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| diane arbus | untitled (1) | Diane Arbus | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'two asaro mudmen, new guinea' | Irving Penn | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| thomas struth | 'prince regent street, edinburgh' | Thomas Struth | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| untitled (female impersonators backstage, n. y. c.) | Diane Arbus | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| riffs on real time | Leslie Hewitt | $5,000–$7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Baltz | North Wall, Master Specialties, 1640 Monrovia, Costa Mesa | $24,130 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Lewis Baltz | South Wall, Unoccupied Industrial Structure, 16812 Milliken, | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Lewis Baltz | 'Irvine' (from 'The Prototype Works') | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Lewis Baltz | North Wall, Niguel Hardware, 26087 Getty Drive, Laguna Nigue | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| Lewis Baltz | 'Sausalito' | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Lewis Baltz | 'Mission Viejo' | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Lewis Baltz | lewis baltz | corona del mar, 1973 a | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Lewis Baltz | South Wall, Brinderson Mechanical Corporation, 100 East Bake | Sotheby's, May 2023 |
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