Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Moon Culmination, 1951
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Phillips · Apr 11, 2026$10,965 ≈ £8,155 ≈ €9,363Sign up free to see price
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Frederick Sommer (American, 1905–1999) · 1948
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed 1978”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040120)
- Date
- July 13, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 61
- Estimate
- $30,000 – $50,000 (≈ £23,817 – £39,695) (≈ €26,481 – €44,135)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Family Tree, 2000
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