Lot 165 · Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs
Still Life with Watermelon, 1950s
Josef Sudek · gelatin silver print, printed later
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs , New York · 18 February 2016
- Dimensions
- image: 9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.8 x 16.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4064780
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Josef Sudek, Still Life with Watermelon, 1950s. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 165. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064780.
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Josef Sudek, Still Life with Watermelon, 1950s. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 165. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064780.
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From the same sale Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs · Feb 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Maynard White/Sailor on Rock, Torso), c. 1910 | Fred Holland Day (1864-1933) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Porter, Les Halles, 1939 | Brassaï | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| Untitled from 'Personal Sentimentalism in Photography', 2000 | Nobuyoshi Araki | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Flower Stem, 1990s | Nobuyoshi Araki | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Tide Stones, 1963 | Minor White | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Antarctica, 2005 | Sebastião Salgado | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Sudek | [no title recorded] | $4,446 | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | |
| Josef Sudek | Still life after Caravaggio, Ivancice | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| Josef Sudek | Untitled (Boy crossing stream) | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | ||
| Josef Sudek | The Magic Garden | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Josef Sudek | Window of My Studio | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Josef Sudek | Window of my Studio | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Josef Sudek | From the Window of my Atelier, 'Spring Shower', c. 1950s | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Josef Sudek | strahov monastery garden from petrín hill | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 |
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.