Lot 25 · Photographs
Taxi driver's wife showing picture, N.Y.C., 1968
Diane Arbus · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 18 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 15¾ x 15¼in. (39.8 x 38.6cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5637978
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, Taxi driver's wife showing picture, N.Y.C., 1968. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5637978.
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Diane Arbus, Taxi driver's wife showing picture, N.Y.C., 1968. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5637978.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewegungsstudie (Movement Study), 1925 | DR. RUDOLF KOPPITZ (1884-1936) | $90,000–$120,000 | |
| Head of a Man in Armor, c. 1929 | DR. RUDOLF KOPPITZ (1884-1936) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Philadelphia Savoy Fund Society Collage, c. 1940 | Louis Faurer | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Maine, 1962 | Harry Callahan | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Still Life with Watermelon, New York, 1947 | Irving Penn | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, 1942 | Ansel Adams | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, N.Y.C | $36,106 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | |
| Diane Arbus | Kids in the surf, Coney Island, N.Y. | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Triplets in their bedroom, NJ, 1963 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A young Brooklyn family going for a Sunday outing, N.Y.C.' | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Two Ladies at the Automat, NYC | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Diane Arbus | diane arbus | ‘puerto rican woman with a beauty mark, n. y. | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Diane Arbus | 'A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N. Y. | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Diane Arbus | Barefoot child jumping rope, N.Y.C. | Phillips, Apr 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.