Lot 100 · Photographs
The Wife of the Painter Peter Abelin, 1926
August Sander · gelatin silver print, printed 1978 by Gunther Sander
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 7 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 11 5/8 x 8 3/8in. (29.4 x 21.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5169996
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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August Sander, The Wife of the Painter Peter Abelin, 1926. Christie's, 7 Dec 2009, lot 100. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5169996.
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August Sander, The Wife of the Painter Peter Abelin, 1926. Christie's, 7 Dec 2009, lot 100. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5169996.
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|---|---|---|---|
| White Shorts, 1980s | HANS FEURER (B. 1939) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| New York, 1971 | Louis Faurer | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Water Rats, 1886 | Frank Meadow Sutcliffe | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Time Exposed | Hiroshi Sugimoto | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Nude, 1936 | Edward Weston | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Paris, 1989 | Elliott Erwitt | $2,500–$3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Sander | Gymnasiast (High School Student), Cologne | $1,890 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | |
| August Sander | Hans, Fritz und Ursula Schumacher, Oberölfen | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | ||
| August Sander | Winter um St. Martin | Lempertz, Nov 2018 | ||
| August Sander | Frau aus dem Kirmeswagen | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| August Sander | Altenahr mit Burg Are (Altenahr) | Lempertz, May 2019 | ||
| August Sander | The "Feuriger Elias" Locomotive in Cologne | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | ||
| August Sander | The Sage | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| August Sander | Untitled (Family, Westerwald) | Lempertz, Nov 2019 |
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.