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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 5 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5156007
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'Playing Card'. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2023, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5156007.
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Irving Penn, 'Playing Card'. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2023, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5156007.
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