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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-2026-690293
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Philippe Halsman, Albert Einstein. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2020, lot 137. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-690293.
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Philippe Halsman, Albert Einstein. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2020, lot 137. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-690293.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Halsman | Alfred Hitchcock | $2,540 | Lempertz, Dec 2021 | |
| Philippe Halsman | Georgia O'Keeffe | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | "Salvador Dali', 1953" | Viscontea auction house, Feb 2023 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | Dali, "The Persistence of Memory" (Melting Clocks) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | 'dali's leopard skull' | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | 'Nixon Jumping' (Richard Nixon) | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | Warhol | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| Philippe Halsman | Marilyn Portfolio (Complete with 10 Photographs) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 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.