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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 10 April 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5205527
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'Wide Skull'. Sotheby's, 10 Apr 2024, lot 80. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5205527.
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Irving Penn, 'Wide Skull'. Sotheby's, 10 Apr 2024, lot 80. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5205527.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio III | Ansel Adams | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Marlene Dietrich (from Pictures of Diamonds) | Vik Muniz | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Giorgio de Chirico | Man Ray | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Amanda on my Fortuny, Berlin' | Nan Goldin | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Künstlerporträts [Portraits of Artists] | August Sander | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Ellen Frank' | László Moholy-nagy | $50,000–$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Gypsy Family | $10,080 | Phillips, Oct 2022 | |
| Irving Penn | "Cigarette no. 69" (1972). | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art, Nov 2024 | ||
| Irving Penn | Young Gypsy Couple, Extremadura, Spain | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cretan Landscape | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Irving Penn | Hippie Family Kelly, San Francisco | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Balthus (D), 1948/2002 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | 'Three Dahomey Girls, One Standing' | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Irving Penn | Mandrill | Phillips, Nov 2022 |
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.