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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 1 October 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-287117
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Melvin Sokolsky, Over New York. Phillips, 1 Oct 2013, lot 191. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-287117.
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Melvin Sokolsky, Over New York. Phillips, 1 Oct 2013, lot 191. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-287117.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pear with Seeds (A), New York | Irving Penn | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Flax | Imogen Cunningham | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Nudes bo 36 | Thomas Ruff | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| United Nations Headquarters | Hiroshi Sugimoto | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Women In Wartime (Dorian Leigh and Evelyn Tripp), New York | Irving Penn | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Five Okapa Warriors, New Guinea | Irving Penn | $30,000–$50,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Sokolsky | Simone, Bubble, Seine, Paris | $15,127 | Phillips, May 2021 | |
| Melvin Sokolsky | Du Taxi, Paris | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Over New York | Phillips, Oct 2016 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Green Angel, New York | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Over New York (for Harper's Bazaar) | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2021 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Sidekick, Paris | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Saint Germain, Paris | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | 'Sidekick, Paris' | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.