Melvin Sokolsky - Photographs New York Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Acquired directly from the artist

  • Literature

    Harper's Bazaar, March 1963

  • Catalogue Essay

    Titles include:
    Bubble Over New York, Wee Hawken, New Jersey, January 14, 1963; On the Seine, Paris, January 28, 1963; With Le Dragon, Fire-eater from Place Pigalle, January 28, 1963; Faces in Window, Unsuspecting family, February 4, 1963; On the Roof, Paris Suburb, January 29, 1963; School Window, School in Paris suburb, January 30, 1963; Du Taxi, Unsuspecting passerby, January 31, 1963; On Saint Germain Street, Townspeople going about their chores, February 1, 1963; After Delvaux, Bois de Boulogne, February 2, 1963; In the Trees, Bois de Boulogne, February 2, 1963; With Chair, Playful passersby, January 31, 1963; Pont Alexandre III, At Night, February 3, 1963

80

Paris 1963

Los Angeles: Leafcar Editions, 1996.
Twelve gelatin silver prints.

Varing dimensions from 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 21.6 cm) to 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (31.4 x 24.8 cm)
Each signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/25 in pencil on the verso. Signed, numbered 4/25 in pencil on the introduction page and colophon; printed copyright, credit and date on the colophon. Introduction by Melvin Sokolsky, plate list and colophon bound together with black string. Contained within a black linen folio with debossed credit and title. One from an edition of 25 plus 5 artist's proofs.

Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000 

Sold for $30,000

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New York Auction 1 October 2019