Lot 15 · On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur S. Penn
'Paris' (Street Performer)
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur S. Penn, New York · 22 February 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5100352
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Frank, 'Paris' (Street Performer). Sotheby's, 22 Feb 2023, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5100352.
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Robert Frank, 'Paris' (Street Performer). Sotheby's, 22 Feb 2023, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5100352.
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From the same sale On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur S. Penn · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, D. C. | Robert Frank | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| 'NYC Candy Store' | Robert Frank | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| 'Railroad Sta. Memphis' (Men's Room, Railway Station—Memphis, Tennessee) | Robert Frank | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Jack Kerouac | Robert Frank | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'London' (Crosswalk) | Robert Frank | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| 'Paris' (Window Cleaner) | Robert Frank | $10,000–$15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Frank | London (Belsize Crescent) | $25,000 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | |
| Robert Frank | Look Out For Hope, Mabou and New York City | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Frank | Mary, 1961 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Robert Frank | Chicago | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Frank | 'Mississippi - Near Baton Rouge' (Mississippi River, Baton R | Sotheby's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Robert Frank | Butte, Montana, 1956 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Robert Frank | 'South Carolina' (Beaufort) | Sotheby's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Robert Frank | City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey (from The Americans) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 |
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.