Provenance
Hamiltons, London
Literature
V. Zatse, Irving Penn: A Notebook at Random, New York: Bulfinch, 2004, p. 95
O. Angeletti & A Olivia, In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine, New York: Rizzoli, 2006, p. 292
M. M. Hambourg et al., Irving Penn: le centenaire, Paris: RMN, 2017, pl. 202, p. 300
Artist Biography
Irving Penn
American • 1917 - 2009
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.
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Irving Penn

Christian Lacroix, Duchesse Satin Dress, Paris

July 1995
Platinum-palladium print, printed 1996, mounted.
48.9 x 47.8 cm (19 1/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
Signed, initialled, titled, dated, numbered 8/11, annotated in pencil, credit and 'Condé Nast' copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps on the reverse of the mount.

Estimate
£30,000 - 50,000 ‡

Sold for £30,480

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