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Diane Arbus — Woman with a beehive hairdo, N.Y.C.
Diane Arbus

Woman with a beehive hairdo, N.Y.C.

Diane Arbus's Woman with a beehive hairdo, N.Y.C. is a gelatin silver print printed by the artist between 1965 and 1969. The photograph captures a candid portrait of an ordinary New Yorker in Arbus's distinctive documentary style that finds extraordinary dignity in everyday subjects.

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Gelatin silver print, printed by Diane Arbus between 1965 and 1969.
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Auction House · Phillips

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October 9, 2025

Lot 17

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Diane Arbus, Woman with a beehive hairdo, N.Y.C.

Diane Arbus's Woman with a beehive hairdo, N.Y.C. is a gelatin silver print printed by the artist between 1965 and 1969. The photograph captures a candid portrait of an ordinary New Yorker in Arbus's distinctive documentary style that finds extraordinary dignity in everyday subjects.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed by Diane Arbus between 1965 and 1969.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Twentieth Century, New York, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Portrait, Frontal, Unflinching, Woman, Contemporary

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