Irving Penn

Vintage silver print, selenium toned. On the reverse, signed, titled, from an edition of 23 and reference number 19011P-644 in pencil, with the photographer's, the copyright and the edition stamp. Matted and framed.

Sotheby's, New York, Photographs, 17 Octobre 2003, lot 248

Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn Photographs, 1940-50, ex. cat. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, ill. p.59 (variant).

This silver print is in overall very good condition. All four corners very slightly worn. The upper edge with remnant of archival tape from a former mounting and with a loss resulting from the removing of the former mount. Very light handling marks in the upper part of the image and the lower right quadrant with a light crease, all visible under raking light only and not affecting the viewing of a normal presentation.
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