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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Photographs, New York · 7 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-593788
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willy Kessels, Untitled. Bonhams, 7 Apr 2022, lot 106. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-593788.
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Willy Kessels, Untitled. Bonhams, 7 Apr 2022, lot 106. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-593788.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis in the Badlands | Edward S. Curtis | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| "Fifteen Photographs" | Brett Weston | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Girl Catching Goldfish, Chateau Breteuil, France | Arthur Tress | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| A flower girl at a wedding, Conn. | Diane Arbus | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| Untitled, New York | Leon Levenstein | $1,000–$3,000 | |
| Barbara Mullen, "Harper's Bazaar" | Lillian Bassman | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Kessels | Reclining female nude | $1,067 | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2020 | |
| Willy Kessels | Profile of a woman wearing a large-brimmed hat, 1939 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Still life with bottles of cod-liver oil, 1937 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| André Kertész | Studio Cat, Hungary | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Nude with drapery, circa 1930s | Christie's, Oct 2000 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Still life with glass and pills, 1937 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Willy Kessels | brussels. view of the grand place, 1937 | Sotheby's, May 2005 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Calla Aethiopica. 1945 | Grisebach, Dec 2024 |
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.