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Photographs and Orientalist Art

Auction 18633
Dubai
13 Apr 2011, starting at 18:30 GST with lot 1.
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Auction highlights

Etienne Dinet, L'Arabe et son cheval, oil on canvas, 15 x 13 in.
Sold for US$ 186,000 inc. premium
Alphonse Etienne Dinet (French, 1861-1929) L'Arabe et son cheval
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American
Sold for US$ 120,000 inc. premium
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) A Street in Algeria
Henri Emilien Rousseau (French, 1875-1933) Return of the falconer
Sold for US$ 48,000 inc. premium
Henri Emilien Rousseau (French, 1875-1933) Return of the falconer
pilny, prayer
Sold for US$ 38,400 inc. premium
Otto Pilny (Swiss, 1866-1936) Recitation of the Maghrib

Lots

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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Charles Darwin, 1868 30 x 24cm (11 13/16 x 9 7/16in).
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Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879) Charles Darwin, 1868 30 x 24cm (11 13/16 x 9 7/16in).
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 5,000
AED 16,000 - 20,000
£2,600 - 3,300
Ponting, Midnight in the Antarctic Summer
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Herbert George Ponting (British, 1871-1935) Midnight in the Antartic Summer, 1910 Paper 32.3 x 45.4cm (12 x 17 15/16in), image 32 x 45cm (12 5/8 ...
Sold for US$ 7,200 inc. premium
Ponting, Terra Nova
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Herbert George Ponting (British, 1871-1935) The "Terra Nova" At The Ice-foot, 1911 30.5 x 20cm (12 x 7 7/8in).
Sold for US$ 10,800 inc. premium
Frank Hurley (Australian, 1885-1963) A selection of photographs by Frank Hurley from the Middle East, circa 1940-1946 Assortment of sizes.
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Frank Hurley (Australian, 1885-1963) A selection of photographs, circa 1940-1946 18.8 x 27.2cm (7 3/8 x 10 11/16in). Various sizes from 18.8 x 27.2 cm ...
Sold for US$ 9,600 inc. premium
Lucia Moholy Photograph, 1922
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Lucia Moholy (British, 1894-1989) Collage And Oil Paint (By Lazlo Moholy-Nagy), 1922 12.1 x 15.2cm (4 3/4 x 6in).
Sold for US$ 4,800 inc. premium
William Mortensen (American, 1897-1965)
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William Mortensen (American, 1897-1965) Tantric Sorcerer, c. 1935 18.2 x 14cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/2in).
Sold for US$ 3,240 inc. premium
Arnold Newman
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Arnold Newman (American, 1918-2006) Igor Stravinsky, New York City, 1946 Paper 27.5 x 35.4cm (10 13/16 x 13 15/16in), image 17.6 x 32.8cm (6 15/16 ...
Sold for US$ 8,400 inc. premium
Todd Webb (American, 1905-2000) View from Empire State Building, 1946 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in).
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Todd Webb (American, 1905-2000) View from Empire State Building, 1946 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in).
Sold for US$ 2,160 inc. premium
Todd Webb (American, 1905-2000) The Bowery Under the El, 1946 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in).
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Todd Webb (American, 1905-2000) The Bowery Under the El, 1946 25.4 x 20.3cm (10 x 8in).
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 4,000
AED 12,000 - 16,000
£2,000 - 2,600
Philippe Halsman (American, 1906-1979) Kim Novak, circa 1950 29.4 x 23.3cm (11 9/16 x 9 3/16in).
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Philippe Halsman (American, 1906-1979) Kim Novak, c. 1950 29.4 x 23.3cm (11 9/16 x 9 3/16in).
Sold for US$ 2,160 inc. premium
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