Sale 2691
New York
|
5 April 2013
Price realised
USD 6,875
Estimate
RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Three little boys on suitcase, Penn Station, c. 1947 gelatin silver print signed in ink, titled, dated in pencil and credit stamp (on the verso) image/sheet: 7 3/8 x 9¼in. (19.2 x 23.9cm.)
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