Lot 59 · Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Colette and Her Companion Pauline, Paris
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, New York · 4 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4882613
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Henri Cartier-bresson, Colette and Her Companion Pauline, Paris. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2020, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4882613.
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Henri Cartier-bresson, Colette and Her Companion Pauline, Paris. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2020, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4882613.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Two Men by the Sea | Ralph Steiner | $300–$500 | |
| Airplane Propeller | Edward Quigley | $500–$700 | |
| Aix-en-Provence, France | Harry Callahan | $5,000–$7,000 | |
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| 'Classic Torso' | Ruth Bernhard | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Beauce, France | $2,500 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | |
| Henri Cartier-bresson | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2025 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Colette and her Companion Pauline, Paris | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | The Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru the morning after Gandhi | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Pablo Picasso | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Scanno, Italy | Lempertz, Dec 2025 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Untitled (Couple Walking) | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | The decisive moment, New York, 1952, avec une dédicace manus | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 |
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.