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Irving Penn
Gerbera Daisy/Gerbera jamesonii 'Husky,' New York
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- $25,000 - 35,000
$25,400
Lot Details
Pigment print.
2006
16 3/8 x 23 3/8 in. (41.6 x 59.4 cm)
Signed, initialed twice, titled, dated, annotated in ink, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the flush-mount. One from an edition of 10.
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“They don’t have the same connotations they seem to have for some people, which is about love, devotion, seduction. But that’s not about form, that’s about social meaning. For me, flowers are acts of God. Some people look at a rose and get almost teary-eyed. I look at a rose and get almost religious, which is a different thing.”—Irving Penn
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Irving Penn
American | B. 1917 D. 2009Arresting 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.