Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- €5,000–€7,000 hammer ≈ $5,929–$8,301
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — In the Studio of Paolo Roversi , Paris · 9 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4943061
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4943061 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4943061
Walker Evans, Penny picture display, Birmingham, 1936. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2021, lot 2. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4943061.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4943061.
Walker Evans, Penny picture display, Birmingham, 1936. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2021, lot 2. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4943061.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale In the Studio of Paolo Roversi · Jul 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masked man at a ball, NYC, 1967 | Diane Arbus | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Kate for Harper's Bazaar, New York, 1993 | Paolo Roversi | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Hasselblad Camera of Paolo Roversi | — | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| Boy in a car, 1963 | Larry Clark | €1,500–€2,000 | |
| Marella Agnelli, NYC, 1953 | Richard Avedon | €30,000–€50,000 | |
| Odessa, Ukraine, 1993 | Rineke Dijkstra | €15,000–€20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Evans | Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama (Washroom in the Dog | $6,930 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | |
| Walker Evans | Billboard, Birmingham, Alabama | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Walker Evans | Coney Island | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Walker Evans | Fire Escape, New York, c. 1929 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Walker Evans | Subway Portrait (Lenox Avenue) | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Walker Evans | Church Organ with Pews, Alabama, 1936 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Walker Evans | Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1941 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Walker Evans | Frank Tengle, a Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama, 1 | Christie's, Apr 2022 |
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.