Lot 68 · Classic Photographs
timothy o'sullivan | 'cañon de chelle, walls of the grand cañon about 1200 feet in height'
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Classic Photographs, New York · 1 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4855818
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Timothy H. O'sullivan, timothy o'sullivan | 'cañon de chelle, walls of the grand cañon about 1200 feet in height'. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2020, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4855818.
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Timothy H. O'sullivan, timothy o'sullivan | 'cañon de chelle, walls of the grand cañon about 1200 feet in height'. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2020, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4855818.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| henri cartier-bresson | allée du prado, marseille | Henri Cartier-bresson | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| irving penn | 'cuzco children, peru' | Irving Penn | $25,000–$35,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | The "Mine," Petersburg, Virginia, 1864 | $15,000 | Christie's, May 2008 | |
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | 'black cañon, colorado river, from camp 8, looking above' | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Ansel Adams | 'San Francisco from Twin Peaks' | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | New York at Night | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Nude 151 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | 'Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.' | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | The George Washington Bridge | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, Californi | Phillips, Oct 2021 |
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