Lot 452 · Photographs
Self-Portrait of the King's Portraitist, The First Antechamber of Madame Victoire, Château de Versailles, 1985
Robert Polidori · chromogenic print
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 15 April 2010
- Dimensions
- 42 x 52in. (106.7 x 132.1cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5092199
- Record
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Robert Polidori, Self-Portrait of the King's Portraitist, The First Antechamber of Madame Victoire, Château de Versailles, 1985. Christie's, 15 Apr 2010, lot 452. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5092199.
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Robert Polidori, Self-Portrait of the King's Portraitist, The First Antechamber of Madame Victoire, Château de Versailles, 1985. Christie's, 15 Apr 2010, lot 452. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5092199.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Peru, 1948 | Robert Frank | $5,000–$7,000 | |
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| Mendenhall Glacier, 1973 | Brett Weston | $12,000–$18,000 | |
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| Robert Polidori | Les derniers jours de Napoléon, MV 5046, by Vincenzo Vela, 1 | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
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