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McLean Virginia, December 4
Joel Sternfeld (American, b. 1944) · 1978
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$13,750 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Dye transfer print, printed 1990”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (38.7 x 49.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040116)
- Date
- April 4, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 22
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £8,408 – £12,612) (≈ €10,545 – €15,817)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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