Lot 80 · Contemporary Photographs
Behind Perseus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friday July 15th 2005'
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Photographs, New York · 5 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4960105
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Matthew Pillsbury, Behind Perseus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friday July 15th 2005'. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2021, lot 80. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960105.
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Matthew Pillsbury, Behind Perseus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friday July 15th 2005'. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2021, lot 80. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960105.
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From the same sale Contemporary Photographs · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Trixie on the Cot, NYC' | Nan Goldin | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Vedretta Presena I' (Polyptych) | Walter Niedermayr | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled (Droplets) | Adam Fuss | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| The Hollywood Suites Quadrant #1 | Steve Kahn | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Selected Images | Gyorgy Kepes | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Zach with Lizard' | Roe Ethridge | $3,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Pillsbury | Le Bon Marché, Paris (TV08366) | $8,125 | Phillips, Oct 2020 | |
| Matthew Pillsbury | Fossils, Natural History Museum, 2007 | Christie's, May 2012 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | Goya's Duchess of Alba - "Goya: Order & Disorder," Boston, 2 | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| André Kertész | Melancholic Tulip, New York, 1939 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | Crystal Palace, Hunterian Museum, London, September 25 | Phillips, Apr 2013 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | 12 minutes at Rush Hour, Grand Central Terminal, Wednesday J | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2020 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Selected Portraits (3 Photographs) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | selected television images | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 |
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.