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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs , New York · 3 April 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4816873
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Helmar Lerski, selected images (from metamorphosis through light). Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2020, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816873.
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Helmar Lerski, selected images (from metamorphosis through light). Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2020, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816873.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmar Lerski | Five works from Metamorphosis Through Light, Tel Aviv, 1936 | $52,500 | Christie's, Apr 2019 | |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | 'Italian Devil' | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Man Ray | A l'heure de l'observatoire - Les amoureux | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Jack in the Pulpit | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Eugène Atget | Le Quais, au Pont Neuf | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Lily | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Isabella Rossellini, 1988 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Camera Work Portfolio (B) | Sotheby's, Nov 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.