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James Welling (American, b. 1951) · 1981
$20,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £15,110≈ €17,017
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Three gelatin silver prints”
- Signed / inscribed
- Initialed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- Each approximately 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation (NY040317)
- Date
- October 3, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 213
- Estimate
- $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £4,533 – £6,044) (≈ €5,105 – €6,807)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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