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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5014797
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Frank, 'Opera, New York'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5014797.
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Robert Frank, 'Opera, New York'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5014797.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailor, Philadelphia | Ray K. Metzker | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| '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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Frank | Chicago | $20,160 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | |
| Robert Frank | Butte, Montana, 1956 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Robert Frank | Mary, 1961 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Robert Frank | London (Belsize Crescent) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Robert Frank | robert frank | 'london', 1951 | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Robert Frank | Look Out For Hope, Mabou and New York City | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Frank | Cleveland | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Frank | London, 1951 | Christie's, Sep 2020 |
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.