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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5115352
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Timothy H. O'sullivan, 'Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.'. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5115352.
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Timothy H. O'sullivan, 'Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.'. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5115352.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Publicity) | Richard Prince | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Girl with a Cigar in Washington Square Park, N. Y. C. | Diane Arbus | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Peep Show | Robert Frank | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Broken Heart III' | William Wegman | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled #392 | Cindy Sherman | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| 'Breakfast in Bed, Torre di Bellosguardo, Florence' | Nan Goldin | $7,000–$10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | 'Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.' | $37,800 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico, 1873 | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | 'cañon de chelle, walls of the grand cañon about 1200 feet i | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Ansel Adams | ‘Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park and Sierra Foothills’ | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Timothy H. O'sullivan | 'black cañon, colorado river, from camp 8, looking above' | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Irving Penn | Sore Foot, Jean Patchett, Lima, Peru | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Aspens, Northern New Mexico | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Storm over the Great Plains, From Cimarron, New Mexico | Phillips, 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.