Irving Penn

Vintage silver print selenium toned. On the reverse, signed, from an edition of 14 and reference number 19117P-325 in pencil, with the photographer's, the copyright and the edition stamp. Matted and framed.

Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Bert Hartkamp Collection, 11 November 2002, lot 60

Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn Photographs, 1940-50, exhib. cat., New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, ill. p.71.
Irving Penn, exhib. cat., New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984, ill. p. 81.
Irving Penn: Le centenaire, exhib. cat., New York/Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/RMN-Grand Palais, 2017, p. 160, pl. 81

This silver print is in overall excellent condition. Upper and lower edges slightly worn. The lower left corner with 2 minimal scratches visible under raking light only. None of the above distract from viewing this print.
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