Irving Penn

Pigment print, printed 2006, flush-mounted to card and flush-mounted to another card. Signed, titled, dated and initialled, with the photographer's copyright stamp dated 2006, the reference number 22591 and the 'signed prints of this photograph not exceeding 9' stamp on the reverse. Mounted and framed.

Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

This print is in excellent condition. With a small (approx. 4cm) superficial scratch near the centre only visible in raking light. A beautiful, luminous pigment print. The print is flush-mounted to card, meaning that the signature and stamps are concealed and that photocopies thereof are fixed to the back of the frame. According to both Pace/ MacGill and the framer, Mertens in Brussels the work did not leave the gallery framed, Mertens confirm that they mounted the piece according to the owner's wishes in 2007. They further confirm that they took the photocopies of the back of the print that are now fixed to the back of the frame before the print was laid down onto the card.
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