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Lot 64 · The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints

Man and Boy on a Bench in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1962

Diane Arbus · gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk

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Estimate
$4,000–$6,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints, New York · 26 April 2005
Dimensions
14 3/8 x 13¾in. (36.5 x 34.9cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5820131
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diane Arbus, Man and Boy on a Bench in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1962. Christie's, 26 Apr 2005, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5820131.

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From the same sale The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints · Apr 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
Camera Notes: A Quarterly. The Offical Organ of The Camera Club of N.Y. ALFRED STIEGLITZ & JUAN C. ABEL, EDITORS (1864-1946) (1869-1960) $20,000–$30,000
Untitled (MM-P18), from Maxwell's Lair EMILIE CLARK (B. 1969) $2,000–$3,000
Engagement (with Prince William sculpted by Daniel Druet) JENNIFER RUBELL (B. 1970) $8,000–$12,000
No More Right Now Forever (8) DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER (B. 1979) $500–$700
We Buy God ROBERT BRUSH (B. 1958) $2,000–$3,000
Oil Spill #16, 2010 DANIEL BELTRÁ (B. 1964) $5,000–$7,000

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Diane Arbus Couple on a pier, N.Y.C. $9,030 Phillips, Apr 2026
Diane Arbus Woman in Three-Quarter Coat on a Path, Central Park, N. Y. C Sotheby's, Apr 2022
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Diane Arbus Headless Man, N.Y.C Phillips, Nov 2024
Diane Arbus A Child Crying, N. J. Sotheby's, Apr 2026
Diane Arbus 'Girl in a Watch Cap, N. Y. C.' Sotheby's, Apr 2022
Diane Arbus Lady at a Masked Ball with Two Roses on Her Dress, NYC Sotheby's, Oct 2025
Diane Arbus ‘Xmas tree in a living room in Levittown, L. I.’ Sotheby's, Apr 2026

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