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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,799–$10,399
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 14 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4862470
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Josef Koudelka, josef koudelka | 'ireland', 1977. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2020, lot 79. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4862470.
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Josef Koudelka, josef koudelka | 'ireland', 1977. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2020, lot 79. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4862470.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiichi asano | 'tokamachi', january, 1957; and, 'tokamachi', january, 1957 | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| garry winogrand | ‘park avenue, new york’, 1959 | Garry Winogrand | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| norman parkinson | 'cardin hat over paris', 1960 | Norman Parkinson | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| ryan mcginley | 'aki in the hot springs', 2001 | Ryan Mcginley | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| cristina de middel | 'iko iko' (from the series afronauts), 2011 | Cristina De Middel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| yoshiyuki iwase | untitled, ca. 1955 | Yoshiyuki Iwase | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Koudelka | Angel on a Bicycle, Czechoslovakia | $9,375 | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | |
| Josef Koudelka | Dunkerque - Digue | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Josef Koudelka | Ireland | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 | ||
| Josef Koudelka | Gypsies, Brittany, France | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Josef Koudelka | Guadix, Grenada, Andalucía, Spain | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Josef Koudelka | Guadix, Andalucia, Spain | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Josef Koudelka | Spain | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Josef Koudelka | Velka Lomnica, 1963 | Christie's, Nov 2018 |
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.