LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gelatin silver print

Measurements:

19.88 in. (50.50 cm.) (height) by 15.98 in. (40.60 cm.) (width)

Edition:

17 of 30

Description:

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Markings:

signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated "Paris 1963 Le Dragon Harper's Bazaar 17/30 Melvin Sokolsky" on the reverse

Exhibited:

New York, Staley-Wise Gallery, Melvin Sokolsky: The Paris Pictures 1963 and 1965 , February 19 - April 16, 2016 (another example exhibited)

Literature:

Harper's Bazaar , March 1963 (illustrated).Peter Kolonia, "Melvin Sokolsky's Iconic Fashion Bubbles," American Photo , February 29, 2016, n.p. (illustrated).Caroline Hirsch, "Fantastical, Impossible (and Entirely Photoshop-Free) Vintage Fashion Photos," New York Times Style Magazine , March 3, 2016, n.p. (illustrated).Jeffrey Podolsky, "Inside the Bubble of Melvin Sokolsky," Introspective Magazine , March 28, 2016, n.p. (illustrated).Loring Knoblauch, "Melvin Sokolsky: The Paris Pictures, 1963 and 1965 @Staley-Wise," Collector Daily , April 1, 2016, n.p. (illustrated)

Provenance:

Private Collection, New York .Acquired from the above by the present owner