Lot 24 · Discovery on Sunset
("Howard Hughes") and inscribed, xxx x xxx mm, silver gelatin print, of the Spruce Goose coming in for a water landing, ca. 1947.
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Discovery on Sunset, Online, Los Angeles · 14 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-091361
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hughes, Howard. 1905-1976. Signed And Inscribed Photograph Of The Spruce Goose In Flight. Photograph Signed, HUGHES, HOWARD. 1905-1976. Signed and inscribed photograph of the Spruce Goose in flight. Photograph Signed ("Howard Hughes") and inscribed, xxx x xxx mm, silver gelatin print, of the Spruce Goose coming in for a water landing, ca. 1947. Bonhams, 14 Nov 2025, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-091361.
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Hughes, Howard. 1905-1976. Signed And Inscribed Photograph Of The Spruce Goose In Flight. Photograph Signed, HUGHES, HOWARD. 1905-1976. Signed and inscribed photograph of the Spruce Goose in flight. Photograph Signed ("Howard Hughes") and inscribed, xxx x xxx mm, silver gelatin print, of the Spruce Goose coming in for a water landing, ca. 1947. Bonhams, 14 Nov 2025, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-091361.
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