Melvin Sokolsky - New Now New York Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    New York, Staley-Wise Gallery, Melvin Sokolsky: The Paris Pictures 1963 and 1965, February 19 - April 16, 2016 (another example exhibited)

  • Literature

    Harper's Bazaar, March 1963 (illustrated)
    Peter Kolonia, "Melvin Sokolsky's Iconic Fashion Bubbles," American Photo, February 29, 2016, n.p. (illustrated)
    Caroline Hirsch, "Fantastical, Impossible (and Entirely Photoshop-Free) Vintage Fashion Photos," New York Times Style Magazine, March 3, 2016, n.p. (illustrated)
    Jeffrey Podolsky, "Inside the Bubble of Melvin Sokolsky," Introspective Magazine, March 28, 2016, n.p. (illustrated)
    Loring Knoblauch, "Melvin Sokolsky: The Paris Pictures, 1963 and 1965 @Staley-Wise," Collector Daily, April 1, 2016, n.p. (illustrated)

102

Le Dragon, Harper's Bazaar, Paris

signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated "Paris 1963 Le Dragon Harper's Bazaar 17/30 Melvin Sokolsky" on the reverse
gelatin silver print
19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Executed in 1963, printed in 1990s, this work is number 17 from an edition of 30.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 

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New Now

New York Auction 20 September 2016