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Live AuctionVisual Language: The Art of Irving PennNew York
Concluded8 October 11am ET 2025
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    • IRVING PENN Mouth (For L’Oréal) (A), New York, 1986

    IRVING PENN Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1950

    IRVING PENN Ginkgo Leaves, New York, 1990

    IRVING PENN Miles Davis Hand on Trumpet, New York, 1986

    IRVING PENN Three Poppies 'Arab Chief', New York, 1969

    IRVING PENN Girl in Bath (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950

    IRVING PENN Salad Ingredients, New York, 1947

    IRVING PENN Single Miyake Warrior, New York, 1998

    IRVING PENN Cigarette No. 37, New York, 1972

    IRVING PENN Télégraphiste, Paris, 1950

    IRVING PENN Mouth (For L’Oréal) (A), New York, 1986

    IRVING PENN Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1950

    IRVING PENN Ginkgo Leaves, New York, 1990

    IRVING PENN Miles Davis Hand on Trumpet, New York, 1986

    IRVING PENN Three Poppies 'Arab Chief', New York, 1969

    IRVING PENN Girl in Bath (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950

    IRVING PENN Salad Ingredients, New York, 1947

    IRVING PENN Single Miyake Warrior, New York, 1998

    IRVING PENN Cigarette No. 37, New York, 1972

    IRVING PENN Télégraphiste, Paris, 1950

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    Auction
    8 October 11am ET 2025
    Viewing30 September - 7 October 2025
    Monday - Saturday10:00AM - 6:00PM
    Sunday12:00 - 6:00PM
    Extended Viewing Hours on 2 October 5:00 – 7:00PM

    Select highlights on view at 432 Park Avenue 4-25 September, Monday – Saturday 10:00AM - 6:00PM, Sunday 12:00 – 6:00PM.



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    Phillips is proud to present Visual Language: The Art of Irving Penn, an unprecedented offering of work from The Irving Penn Foundation. Irving Penn was one of the 20th century’s most significant photographers, known for his arresting images, technical mastery, and quiet intensity. Throughout his long and remarkable career, Irving Penn was keenly attuned to the physical realization of his images, whether printed in the pages of Vogue or rendered as photographic prints in platinum and palladium, gelatin silver, dye transfer, or any of the other techniques he worked with and perfected. As the work in this auction illustrates, Penn was a true artistic genius whose vision and craftsmanship remain unequaled. 

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    Vanessa Hallett
    Worldwide Head of Photographs and Deputy Chairwoman, Americas
    PhotographsNewYork@phillips.com
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