Lot 130 · The Gift of Photographs
George Spencer, Seducing the Babysitter, Tuesday April 1st 2003, 11 - 12 am
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Gift of Photographs, Online, New York · 4 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-690286
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Matthew Pillsbury, George Spencer, Seducing the Babysitter, Tuesday April 1st 2003, 11 - 12 am. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2020, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-690286.
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Matthew Pillsbury, George Spencer, Seducing the Babysitter, Tuesday April 1st 2003, 11 - 12 am. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2020, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-690286.
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From the same sale The Gift of Photographs · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Street, Fifth Avenue | Alfred Stieglitz | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Wawel Castle and Chimneys, Krakow, Poland | Michael Kenna | $1,200–$1,800 | |
| Nature of Paris | Bruce Davidson | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| The Rouge, Study 7, Deerborn, Michigan | Michael Kenna | $1,200–$1,800 | |
| Handstand, Hamburg Michel | Jürgen Schadeberg | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| Torch Bearer, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Michael Kenna | $800–$1,200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Pillsbury | On the Roof, Wednesday, April 5th, 8:36-9:04 PM | $656 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | |
| Matthew Pillsbury | Allison and Matthew Pillsbury Sunday, March 14, 2014, 11pm-1 | Rago, Jul 2021 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | Jane Heap | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2022 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | Allison & Matthew Pillsbury, Sunday March 14th, 2004, 11pm-1 | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | Willow Place, Nos. 43-49, Brooklyn | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Berenice Abbott | M. Scappini, Paris | Wright, Jan 2022 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | Sartaj Grill, Saturday, September 6, 10:45-11:45 PM | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Matthew Pillsbury | La Grande Galerie de l’Evolution from the Time Frame series | Rago, Dec 2020 |
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.