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Nicholas Nixon (American b. 1947) VIEW OF BOSTON

Sold for $375 at White's Auctions on May 17, 2026.

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Nicholas Nixon black and white photo "View of Boston from Commercial Wharf 1975" (pencil on back). Image 8 inches x 10 inches. Unframed, with mat. Good condition. Estate of Nicholas Mitropoulos (Massachusetts 1952-2025)Nicholas Nixon Born 1947 Detroit, Michigan. Known for: Photography, portraiture, cityscapes of Boston. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum ofModern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among many others. Nicholas Nixon has photographed porch life in the rural south, schools in and around Boston, cityscapes, sick and dying people and the intimacy of couples. Currently, Professor of Photography (part-time), Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Famous photo of the Brown Sisters, 1975 and again in 2022.500

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