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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Classic Photographs, New York · 5 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4960217
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Frank, Men of Air (New York). Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2021, lot 106. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960217.
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Robert Frank, Men of Air (New York). Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2021, lot 106. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960217.
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From the same sale Classic Photographs · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrapata Beach | Brett Weston | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Printing Press, The New York Times | Margaret Bourke-white | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Vanishing Race, Navaho | Edward S. Curtis | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Dust Storm, Oklahoma' | Arthur Rothstein | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Tetons' | Minor White | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Ten-Year Old Spinner in Carolina Cotton Mill' | Lewis Wickes Hine | $10,000–$15,000 |
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| Robert Frank | Covered Car, Long Beach, California, 1955-1956 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Frank | London (Belsize Crescent) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 |
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