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Irving Penn
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Irving Penn
- 'ROCK GROUPS (SAN FRANCISCO)'
- Platinum palladium print
platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted to aluminum, signed, titled, dated, annotated, and editioned '13/50' in pencil and stamped on the reverse, framed, 1967, printed in 1979
Provenance
Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, 1981
Literature
Irving Penn, Passage: A Work Record (New York, 1991), p. 169
Merry A. Foresta and William F. Stapp, Irving Penn: Master Images, The Collections of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1990), pl. 101
Sarah Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 2005), pl. 46
Condition
This platinum-palladium print is in generally excellent condition. The reverse of the mount is lightly soiled from handling. There is linen tape running the length of each edge on the reverse.
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.