Lot 86 · Photographs
'bar girls, boulevard rochechouart, montmartre, paris', ca. 1932; and, 'kiss on a giant swing, boulevard saint jacques, paris', ca.1934
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,199–$7,799
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 14 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4862839
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brassaï, brassaï | 'bar girls, boulevard rochechouart, montmartre, paris', ca. 1932; and, 'kiss on a giant swing, boulevard saint jacques, paris', ca.1934. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2020, lot 86. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4862839.
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Brassaï, brassaï | 'bar girls, boulevard rochechouart, montmartre, paris', ca. 1932; and, 'kiss on a giant swing, boulevard saint jacques, paris', ca.1934. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2020, lot 86. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4862839.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| garry winogrand | ‘park avenue, new york’, 1959 | Garry Winogrand | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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| 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 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassaï | On the Boulevard Saint-Jacques | $6,930 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | |
| Brassaï | Une Girl Anglaise dans sa Loge, aux Folies-Bergère, 1932 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Brassaï | Transmutations, 1967 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2025 | ||
| Brassaï | Picasso dans son atelier rue des Grands Augustins à Paris, 1 | Sotheby's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Brassaï | Gala Soirée at Maxim's, Paris | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Brassaï | Untitled | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
| Brassaï | Paris By Night | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Brassaï | Gertrude Stein's Apartment | Sotheby's, Sep 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.