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Lot 210 · The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints

Patron of the Opera, 1937

Brassaï · titled in pencil and 'rue du Faubourg St.-Jacques' credit stamp (on the verso)

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Estimate
$15,000–$20,000 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
11 1/8 x 9in. (28.3 x 22.9cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5820245
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brassaï, Patron of the Opera, 1937. Christie's, 26 Apr 2005, lot 210. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5820245.

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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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