Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Atom Bomb Sky, New York, 1955
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Maquillage Backstage, Paris
William Klein (American, 1926–2022) · 1992
£11,430 price realized incl. premium
≈ $14,226≈ €13,162
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Unique gelatin silver print with enamel paint, mounted”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 49.6 x 59.5 cm (19 1/2 x 23 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040123)
- Date
- May 19, 2023
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 71
- Estimate
- £7,000 – £9,000 (≈ $8,712 – $11,201) (≈ €8,061 – €10,364)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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