Lot 9 · Museum of Contemporary Photography: DARKROOM Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Based on a True Story, 1993
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- Estimate
- $1,200–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Museum of Contemporary Photography: DARKROOM Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s, New York · 11 June 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4934402
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Eileen Cowin, Based on a True Story, 1993. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2021, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4934402.
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Eileen Cowin, Based on a True Story, 1993. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2021, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4934402.
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