Melvin Sokolsky
Du Taxi, Paris
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 17.850 USD
Price realised: 17.850 USD
Description
Melvin Sokolsky (1933-2022)
Du Taxi, Paris, 1963
Archival pigment print, printed later; the photographer's blind stamp in the margin, signed, titled, dated, annotated 'Harper's Bazaar' and numbered '4/25' in pencil on the verso, a Fahey/Klein Gallery label on the frame verso.
30 x 30 in. (76 x 76 cm.)
sheet 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)
Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above in 2005 by the present owner
Du Taxi, Paris, 1963
Archival pigment print, printed later; the photographer's blind stamp in the margin, signed, titled, dated, annotated 'Harper's Bazaar' and numbered '4/25' in pencil on the verso, a Fahey/Klein Gallery label on the frame verso.
30 x 30 in. (76 x 76 cm.)
sheet 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)
Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above in 2005 by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April this year Bonhams held the auction Classic & Contemporary Photographs, which included the work Du Taxi, Paris by Melvin Sokolsky. The price achieved of USD 17,850.00 (€ 16,168.48) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00. Admittedly, works by Melvin Sokolsky have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Paris 1963 in April 2012 with an auction result of USD 92,500.00 (€ 69,922.14).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April diesen Jahres führte Bonhams die Auktion Classic & Contemporary Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Du Taxi, Paris von Melvin Sokolsky zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 17.850,00 (€ 16.168,48) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Melvin Sokolsky auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Paris 1963 im April 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 92.500,00 (€ 69.922,14).
Melvin Sokolsky - Auction history
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