Selected Images from Suburbia by Bill Owens, 1968-1972, Six gelatin silver prints, printed later, sold Dec 2024

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Selected Images from Suburbia

Bill Owens (American, b. 1938) · 1968-1972

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As published: “Six gelatin silver prints, printed later”
Signed / inscribed: Signed
Category: Photographs
Dimensions: Each approximately 8 3/4 x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.5 cm) or the reverse
Auction house: Phillips
Sale: Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction (NY040424)
Date: December 10, 2024
Location: New York
Lot: 63
Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000 (≈ £3,137 – £4,706) (≈ €3,800 – €5,700)
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Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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