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Irving Penn
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description
- Irving Penn
- Picasso (B), Cannes, 1957
- photograph
- 47 x 47 cm
Platinum-palladium, printed 1985, print flush-mounted to aluminium. Signed, titled and numbered, inscribed in pencil with photographer's stamp on the reverse.
Provenance
Christie's, New York, Photographs, 20 October 2003, lot 207
Galerie Thierry Marlat, Paris
Galerie Thierry Marlat, Paris
Literature
Irving Penn: Portraits, exhib. cat., London, National Portrait Gallery, 2010, n.p.
Sarah Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington/ Yale University Press, 2005, pl. 37
Colin Westerbeck, ed., Irving Penn: A Career in Photography, The Art Institute of Chicago/ Bulfinch Press, 1997, ill. p. 114.
Irving Penn, Passage: A Work Record, New York, Random House, 1991, ill. p. 125.
John Szarkowski, Irving Penn, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1984, p. 27, fig. 17
Irving Penn, Moments Preserved, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1960, ill. p. 39.
Irving Penn: Le centenaire, exhib. cat., New York/Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/RMN-Grand Palais, 2017, p. 209, pl. 130
Sarah Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington/ Yale University Press, 2005, pl. 37
Colin Westerbeck, ed., Irving Penn: A Career in Photography, The Art Institute of Chicago/ Bulfinch Press, 1997, ill. p. 114.
Irving Penn, Passage: A Work Record, New York, Random House, 1991, ill. p. 125.
John Szarkowski, Irving Penn, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1984, p. 27, fig. 17
Irving Penn, Moments Preserved, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1960, ill. p. 39.
Irving Penn: Le centenaire, exhib. cat., New York/Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/RMN-Grand Palais, 2017, p. 209, pl. 130
Condition
This very dense platinum-palladium print is in overall excellent condition.
Along the edges and only in the paper margin away from the image, a very light pink line consistent with the coating process.
On the reverse of the mount unidentified marks through out not affecting the print.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
© The Irving Penn Foundation