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Irving Penn

American • 1917-2009

Biography

Arresting portraits, exquisite flowers, luscious food and glamorous models populate Irving Penn's meticulously rendered, masterful prints. Penn employed the elegant simplicity of a gray or white backdrop to pose his subjects, be it a model in the latest Parisian fashion, a famous subject or veiled women in Morocco.

Irving Penn's distinct aesthetic transformed twentieth-century elegance and style, with each brilliant composition beautifully articulating his subjects. Working across several photographic mediums, Penn was a master printmaker. Regardless of the subject, each and every piece is rendered with supreme beauty.

Insights

Irving Penn began shooting for Vogue in the mid-1940s and shot over 150 covers for the magazine over the course of his career.
Penn was a master of both modern and contemporary photographic techniques, using a variety of cameras and printing technologies to create his impeccable works.
Penn's 1972 Cigarette series was his first series where all of the prints were platinum palladium.

"I can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer."

Past Lots

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Steinberg in Nose Mask, New York, September 30
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $17,780
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Two Rissani Women, One With Bread, One With Child, Morocco
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
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Gerbera Daisy/Gerbera jamesonii 'Husky,' New York
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,400
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Charbonnier, Paris
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
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New Guinea Man with Painted-On Glasses
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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Black Cup with Grains
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
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Sitting Nude Rear, New York
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £107,950
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Christian Lacroix, Duchesse Satin Dress, Paris
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £30,480
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Lipstick Chunks, New York
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
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Seine Rowboat, France
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,780
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Pear with Seeds (A), New York
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £9,525
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Dried Bananas, New York, May 9
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £2,159
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Four Lipsticks (New York)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $48,260
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Contact Lens, New York
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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Red Lips, New York
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
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Forgotten Fruit
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $10,160
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Cuzco Children, Peru, December
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $27,940
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Woman in Balenciaga Coat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $15,240
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Ballet Society, New York, March 5
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,525
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Dior Fur Scarf (Jean Patchett), New York
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
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Steinberg in Nose Mask, New York
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £21,590
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Cuzco Children, Peru
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £17,780
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Fish Bones on a Plate, New York
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Still Life with Shoe
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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