Irving Penn b. 1917

mounted, signed, titled, dated, and annotated by the photographer in ink and with his credit, Condé Nast, copyright, and edition information stamps on the reverse, matted, 1948, printed in 1949, one of no more than 15 prints in gelatin silver (Art of Fixing a Shadow, pl. 339; Moments Preserved, p. 95; Chicago, p. 112; Platinum Prints, p. 9, pl.17, including color or platinum variants) 

This early print is in generally excellent condition. There is slight wear at the lower right edge and upper left edge/corner. There is minor chipping in the latter area. When examined in raking light, there is a tiny (approximately 1/8-inch) indentation not breaking the emulsion in the upper right quadrant.
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