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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs , New York · 3 April 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4816867
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, irving penn | cigarette 8. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2020, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816867.
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Irving Penn, irving penn | cigarette 8. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2020, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816867.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Tribesman with Nose Ornament, New Guinea, 1970 | $21,420 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| Irving Penn | Young Woman in a Net (Miyake Design), New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Construction Leftovers , 1980 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 86 | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Steinberg in Nose Mask | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Sculptor’s Model, Paris | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarettes No. 42, 1974 | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | 'Nude 18' | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 |
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