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Irving Penn
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Irving Penn
- 'Gypsy Family (Spain)', 1966
- photograph
Platinum-palladium print, printed February 1971, flush-mounted to aluminium. Signed, initialled, numbered 19/28 and annotated Wiggins transfer paper on aluminium multiple coating and printing 1 - Palladium 2 - Platinum-palladium print made Jan - Feb 1971 in pencil, titled on a Conde Nast copyright typewritten label, with the 'In addition to 28 numbered prints of this image in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed, silver prints not exceeding a total of 15 may exist', the 'Hand-coated by the photographer' and the 'Deacidified' stamps on the reverse. Mounted and framed.
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Literature
Alfred A. Knopf, Irving Penn: Passage, New York, Callaway, 1991, ill. p. 154, there titled and dated Gypsy Family, Estremadura, Spain, 1965.
Condition
This platinum-palladium print is in very good condition. With very faint discolouration hardly visible in the margins, with a light scratch of approx. 2 cm in the upper margin and a few spots near the lower right corner, all away from the image.
"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."