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Irving Penn
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Irving Penn
- 'COCOA DRESS, LISA FONSSAGRIVES-PENN' (BALENCIAGA)
- platinum-palladium print
platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted to aluminum, signed, titled, dated, editioned '12/50,' and annotated in pencil and stamped on the reverse, framed, 1950, printed in 1979
Literature
Irving Penn, Moments Preserved (New York, 1960), p. 26
John Szarkowski, Irving Penn (The Museum of Modern Art, 1984), pl. 47
Irving Penn, Passage: A Work Record (New York, 1991), p. 82
Sarah Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 2005), pl. 21
Condition
This print is in generally excellent condition.
On the reverse, the annotations in pencil read: 'Rives paper on aluminum,' 'multiple coating and printing,' '(1) platinum-palladium (2) platinum-palladium,' 'print made June 1979,' 'photographed Paris 1950,' and '2510' '[circled].'
The edition stamp on the reverse indicates that in addition to the 50 numbered prints in platinum, there may also exist no more than 7 unnumbered, but signed, gelatin silver prints. Also on the reverse, the Condé Nast copyright stamp is dated in pencil '1950.'
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.