Lot 27 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
The Sacred Well, Chichén Itzá, 1932
Laura Gilpin · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 8 September 2006
- Dimensions
- 13¼ x 9¼in. (33.6 x 23.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5651553
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Laura Gilpin, The Sacred Well, Chichén Itzá, 1932. Christie's, 8 Sep 2006, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5651553.
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Laura Gilpin, The Sacred Well, Chichén Itzá, 1932. Christie's, 8 Sep 2006, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5651553.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Davis, Boston, 1964 | LEE TANNER (b. 1931) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Selected photogravures from Camera Work , 1902-1910 | ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864-1946); AND MARIUS DE ZAYAS (1880-1961) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Temple of Corinth, c. 1860s | DIMITRIOS CONSTANTINE (Active 1858-1860s) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Fall, 1958 | TAKEICHI HOTTA (b. 1940) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| View of the Appomattox River, Virginia, May 1865 | TIMOTHY O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) and ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Two Musicians, 1850 | DAGUERREIAN UNKNOWN | $1,000–$1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Gilpin | "Navajo Grandmother." | $1,125 | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | |
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| Laura Gilpin | Church at Picuris, New Mexico | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Laura Gilpin | Fountain Valley School Library, Colorado | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Laura Gilpin | Hardbelly's Granddaughter | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | Selected Images of Trinity Church (5 photographs) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Laura Gilpin | San Ildefonso Dance , 1945 | Freeman's | Hindman, Nov 2023 |
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