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Live AuctionVisual Language: The Art of Irving PennNew York
Concluded8 October 11am ET 2025
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    • 70 Lots

    1
    Irving Penn
    Black and White Hat, New York
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $70,950
    2
    Irving Penn
    Still Life with Watermelon, New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $70,950
    3
    Irving Penn
    Salad Ingredients, New York
    Estimate
    $50,000 - $70,000
    Sold For
    $83,850
    4
    Irving Penn
    Vogue Editorial Still Life, Luggage, New York
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Sold For
    $10,320
    5
    Irving Penn
    I Am On My Vacation, New York
    Estimate
    $12,000 - $18,000
    Sold For
    $12,900
    6
    Irving Penn
    Seine Rowboat, France
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $32,250
    7
    Irving Penn
    Fisherman with Poplars, France
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $58,050
    8
    Irving Penn
    Summer Sleep, New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $90,300
    9
    Irving Penn
    The Tarot Reader (Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett), New York
    Estimate
    $50,000 - $70,000
    Sold For
    $109,650
    10
    Irving Penn
    The Spilled Cream, New York
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $15,480
    11
    Irving Penn
    Three Poppies 'Arab Chief', New York
    Estimate
    $100,000 - $150,000
    Sold For
    $206,400
    12
    Irving Penn
    Poppy ‘Barr's White’, New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $109,650

    Irving Penn's Lasting Influence

    Penn inspired veneration in everyone from the fashion editors and collaborators who worked with him to younger generations who only know his echo.

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    13
    Irving Penn
    Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York
    Estimate
    $200,000 - $300,000
    Sold For
    $283,800
    14
    Irving Penn
    Télégraphiste, Paris
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $77,400
    15
    Irving Penn
    Fishmonger, London
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $38,700
    16
    Irving Penn
    Lorry Washers, London
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Sold For
    $90,300
    17
    Irving Penn
    Window Washer, London
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Sold For
    $45,150
    18
    Irving Penn
    Rag and Bone Man (A), London
    Estimate
    $50,000 - $70,000
    Sold For
    $61,920
    19
    Irving Penn
    Chimney Sweep (B), London
    Estimate
    $50,000 - $70,000
    Sold For
    $116,100
    20
    Irving Penn
    Charwomen, London
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $61,920
    21
    Irving Penn
    Train Coach Waiter, New York
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Sold For
    $45,150
    22
    Irving Penn
    Cracked Egg, New York
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $61,920
    No Reserve
    23
    Irving Penn
    Bouillabaisse, Barcelona
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $9,030
    24
    Irving Penn
    Girl in Bath (Jean Patchett), New York
    Estimate
    $80,000 - $120,000
    Sold For
    $109,650

    Irving Penn: Process and Perfection

    Phillips’ auction of 'Visual Language: The Art of Irving Penn' showcases the photographer’s mastery of photographic printing.

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    25
    Irving Penn
    Girl Behind Bottle (Jean Patchett), New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $129,000
    26
    Irving Penn
    Black and White Fashion (Jean Patchett), New York
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $38,700
    27
    Irving Penn
    Black and White Vogue Cover, New York
    Estimate
    $80,000 - $120,000
    Sold For
    $193,500
    28
    Irving Penn
    Nude No. 58, New York
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $45,150
    29
    Irving Penn
    Ginkgo Leaves, New York
    Estimate
    $200,000 - $300,000
    Sold For
    $567,600
    No Reserve
    30
    Irving Penn
    Marriageable Young Woman of Imilchil, Morocco
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $9,675
    31
    Irving Penn
    New Guinea Man and Child with White Faces, New Guinea
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $28,380
    32
    Irving Penn
    Young Gypsy Couple, Extremadura, Spain
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Sold For
    $11,610
    33
    Irving Penn
    Marcel Duchamp (1 of 2), New York
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $25,800
    34
    Irving Penn
    Miles Davis Hand on Trumpet, New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $180,600
    35
    Irving Penn
    Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong (1 of 3), New York
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $36,120
    36
    Irving Penn
    12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York
    Estimate
    $60,000 - $80,000

    Around the House: Our Favorite Irving Penn Works

    Experts across Phillips write about the works they love the most in the auction 'Visual Language: The Art of Irving Penn.'

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    37
    Irving Penn
    Josephine Baker, New York
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $15,480
    38
    Irving Penn
    John F. Kennedy (1 of 4), Washington, D.C.
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $41,280
    39
    Irving Penn
    Irving Penn in a Cracked Mirror (Self-Portrait) (A), New York
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $32,250
    40
    Irving Penn
    Frozen Foods, New York
    Estimate
    $60,000 - $80,000
    Sold For
    $77,400
    41
    Irving Penn
    Potatoes and Baltic Herring, Sweden
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $24,510
    42
    Irving Penn
    Tennessee Williams, New York
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $30,960
    43
    Irving Penn
    Cigarette No. 37, New York
    Estimate
    $150,000 - $250,000
    Sold For
    $141,900
    44
    Irving Penn
    Mud Glove, New York
    Estimate
    $50,000 - $70,000
    Sold For
    $58,050
    No Reserve
    45
    Irving Penn
    Marlboro Black Pack, New York
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $18,060
    46
    Irving Penn
    Three Tulips ‘Red Shine’, ‘Black Parrot’, ‘Gudoshnik’, New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $77,400
    47
    Irving Penn
    Poppy 'Burgundy', New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $122,550
    48
    Irving Penn
    Lily 'Imperial Pink', New York
    Estimate
    $70,000 - $90,000
    Sold For
    $154,800
    49
    Irving Penn
    Croissant, New York
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    Sold For
    $36,120
    50
    Irving Penn
    Italian Still Life (B), New York
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    51
    Irving Penn
    Mouth (For L’Oréal) (A), New York
    Estimate
    $200,000 - $300,000
    Sold For
    $245,100
    52
    Irving Penn
    Silver and Gold Makeup (B), New York
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $20,640
    No Reserve
    53
    Irving Penn
    Single Miyake Warrior, New York
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $5,805
    54
    Irving Penn
    Bee (A), New York
    Estimate
    $60,000 - $80,000
    Sold For
    $193,500
    No Reserve
    55
    Irving Penn
    Gaultier Eye Earrings, New York
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $8,385
    56
    Irving Penn
    Young Woman in a Net (Miyake Design), New York
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $19,350
    57
    Irving Penn
    Callot Swallow-Tail Dress (about 1919), New York
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    58
    Irving Penn
    Chanel Feather Headdress, New York
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Sold For
    $83,850
    59
    Irving Penn
    Untitled
    Estimate
    $30,000 - $50,000
    No Reserve
    60
    Irving Penn
    Composition with Pitcher and Eau de Cologne, New York
    Estimate
    $12,000 - $18,000
    Sold For
    $7,740
    61
    Irving Penn
    Still Life of Nine Pieces
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $28,380
    62
    Irving Penn
    Metropolis, New York
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $23,220
    No Reserve
    63
    Irving Penn
    Sewing Machine and Four Objects
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Sold For
    $2,064
    No Reserve
    64
    Irving Penn
    Untitled
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Sold For
    $1,935
    65
    Irving Penn
    Giraffe, Prague
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $23,220
    66
    Irving Penn
    Coffee Pot, New York
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Sold For
    $23,220
    67
    Irving Penn
    Woman in a Burlap Sack, New York
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Sold For
    $74,820
    68
    Irving Penn
    Yves Saint Laurent Blouse, New York
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Sold For
    $28,380
    69
    Irving Penn
    Gisele Reading (A), New York
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Sold For
    $51,600
    70
    Irving Penn
    Orangutan and Chimpanzee with Coconut, New York
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Sold For
    $54,180