Lot 138 · Photographs, including property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nude Armpit, Wingdale, New York , 1962
Walter Chappell · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $600–$800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Photographs, including property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · 13 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 11 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-781034
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Chappell, Nude Armpit, Wingdale, New York , 1962. Freeman's | Hindman, 13 Nov 2025, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-781034.
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Walter Chappell, Nude Armpit, Wingdale, New York , 1962. Freeman's | Hindman, 13 Nov 2025, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-781034.
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From the same sale Photographs, including property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Fesler Kicking a Football, 1934; printed later | Harold Eugene Edgerton | $800–$1,200 | |
| Untitled (from England/Scotland ), 1960 | Bruce Davidson | $500–$700 | |
| Midway Texas (prisoners and dominoes) , 1968 | Danny Lyon | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Eugène Atget, Paris , 1927; printed later | Berenice Abbott | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Cafe on rue de la Boucherie, Paris , 1956 | Todd Webb | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| A Group of Three Works, 1954 | Berenice Abbott | $1,500–$2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Chappell | Picket Fence | $1,750 | Bonhams, Dec 2012 | |
| Walter Chappell | Solar Portfolio (8 of 12 photographs) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2017 | ||
| Walter Chappell | selected nudes from immediate mythology | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Walter Chappell | Seated Nude | Heritage Auctions, May 2021 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, Califor | Lempertz, Dec 2022 | ||
| Walter Chappell | Selected Images from the 'Metaflora' series 3 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Tuolumne Falls above Glen Aulin | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Aaron Siskind | Kentucky 7 | Rago, Sep 2022 |
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.