Lot 15 · Photographs
There Are No Hands to Caress My Face, 1961-63
Mario Giacomelli · gelatin silver print, printed later
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,905–$9,841
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 1 December 2006
- Dimensions
- 11¾ x 15½in. (29.8 x 39.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5410908
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mario Giacomelli, There Are No Hands to Caress My Face, 1961-63. Christie's, 1 Dec 2006, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5410908.
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Mario Giacomelli, There Are No Hands to Caress My Face, 1961-63. Christie's, 1 Dec 2006, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5410908.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Giacomelli | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $15,824 est. | Finarte, Jun 2025 | |
| Mario Giacomelli | La Gente | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | 'il mare dei miei racconti'. a series of 10 photographs, 199 | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Selected Italian Landscapes | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Scanno | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Selected Images | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | de la série 'io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', 19 | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 |
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.