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Alma Lavenson (American, 1897–1989) · 1933
$23,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £18,290≈ €20,649
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed in pencil on the mount
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040218)
- Date
- October 4, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 134
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,701 – £11,552) (≈ €8,694 – €13,041)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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