Lot 37 · Photographs
Allie Mae Burroughs, Wife of Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5115390
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Walker Evans, Allie Mae Burroughs, Wife of Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5115390.
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Walker Evans, Allie Mae Burroughs, Wife of Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5115390.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Evans | Wooden Church, South Carolina, 1936 | $100,000 | Christie's, Apr 2017 | |
| Walker Evans | Roadside Stand near Birmingham, Alabama, 1936 | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Walker Evans | Alabama cotton tenant farmer family (Fields family), 1936 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Walker Evans | Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Walker Evans | Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Walker Evans | floyd burroughs, a cotton sharecropper, hale county, alabama | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Walker Evans | Photographs from African Negro Art, 1935 | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Walker Evans | 'gothic gate cottage near poughkeepsie, new york' | Sotheby's, Sep 2014 |
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.