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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5014484
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ray K. Metzker, Sailor, Philadelphia. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 92. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5014484.
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Ray K. Metzker, Sailor, Philadelphia. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 92. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5014484.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Night: 45 East 8th Street' | Peter Hujar | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Connecting to the Infinite | Steven Arnold | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Family Group, Canton, China | John Thompson | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Tenaya Canyon, Valley of the Yosemite From Union Point' | Eadweard Muybridge | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Selected Images | Willy Ronis | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled (Swan) (from My Ghost) | Adam Fuss | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray K. Metzker | Philadelphia (63 DO-41) | $5,888 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Ray K. Metzker | Philadelphia (63 BT-40 h c) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Ray K. Metzker | Chicago (Reading in the Train Window) (59 CC-38) | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Ray K. Metzker | Kayak, Frankfurt | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Ray K. Metzker | Philadelphia (64 CT-17) | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Ray K. Metzker | Philadelphia | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ray K. Metzker | Selected Images of Chicago | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Ray K. Metzker | Chicago | Phillips, Oct 2018 |
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.