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McLean, Virginia, December
Joel Sternfeld (American, b. 1944) · 1978
£19,050 price realized incl. premium
≈ $23,710≈ €21,937
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Dye transfer print, printed 1983”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 38 x 49.3 cm (14 7/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040123)
- Date
- May 19, 2023
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 33
- Estimate
- £15,000 – £20,000 (≈ $18,669 – $24,892) (≈ €17,273 – €23,031)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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