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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $38,821–$58,231
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 15 May 2008
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 7in. (23.4 x 17.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5454957
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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André Kertész, Clock of the Académie Française, 1929. Christie's, 15 May 2008, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5454957.
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André Kertész, Clock of the Académie Française, 1929. Christie's, 15 May 2008, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5454957.
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From the same sale Photographs · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xmas tree in a living room, Levittown, L.I., 1963 | Diane Arbus | — | upcoming |
| Gisele, 2006 | Gavin Bond | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled from 'Graceland', 1983 | William Eggleston | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Shadows of the Eiffel Tower, before May 1929 | André Kertész | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926 | André Kertész | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Paul Arma's Hands, 1928 | André Kertész | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Kertész | Distortion: Carlo Rim and André Kertész | $110,500 | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | |
| André Kertész | Paul Arma's Hands, 1928 | Christie's, May 2008 | ||
| André Kertész | Ady's poem, 1934 | Sotheby's, May 2007 | ||
| André Kertész | Arm and Ventilator | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Irving Penn | Tinker, London | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| André Kertész | sans titre, paris, probablement 1928/29 | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| André Kertész | Quartet | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| André Kertész | 'vert-galant' (the vert-galant garden in winter, paris) | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 |
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.