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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5015172
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'Cat Woman, New Guinea'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 122. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5015172.
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Irving Penn, 'Cat Woman, New Guinea'. Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 122. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5015172.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Mud Glove (SM), Neg. IV, 1975 | $25,200 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| Irving Penn | Two Guedras, Morocco | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cuzco Children, Peru, December | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Irving Penn | 'Balenciaga Harem Dress (Paris, 1950)' | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Irving Penn | Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 17, New York | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Marlboro Black Pack, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Christian Lacroix, Duchesse Satin Dress, Paris | Phillips, Nov 2023 |
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.