Irving Penn Follow Sitting Enga New Guinea Woman 1970 Platinum palladium print, printed 1986. 19 1/2 x 19 3/8 in. (49.5 x 49.2 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered 8/17 and annotated in pencil, credit, copyright credit (courtesy Vogue) reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
Provenance Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York Literature Foresta, Irving Penn Beyond Beauty , pl. 111 Hambourg and Rosenheim, Irving Penn Centennial , p. 227 Penn, Passage: A Work Record , p. 192 Szarkowski, Irving Penn , pl. 109 Catalogue Essay A true legend, Irving Penn transformed twentieth-century studio photography. Working across numerous photographic processes, diverse cultures, and distinctive subjects, each and every photograph by Penn is rendered with elegant simplicity and supreme beauty. We are delighted this season to offer an exciting selection of works by Irving Penn that pay homage to his brilliance, range, and unwavering vision. Featuring Small Trades , Vogue editorials, still-lifes, and arresting portraits, this selection spans just over 50 years of Penn’s career and includes photographs taken in New York, Paris, Cannes, Morocco, and New Guinea. Masterfully employing several photographic mediums throughout his lifetime, Penn was an exquisite printmaker, a fact reflected in the diversity of mediums on offer here, including; platinum palladium, gelatin silver, dye destruction, and Fujicolor Crystal Archive. For additional works by Irving Penn see lots 241, 298, 311-314, 317, and 350. Read More Artist Bio Irving Penn American • 1917 - 2009 Follow 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. View More Works
Irving Penn Follow Sitting Enga New Guinea Woman 1970 Platinum palladium print, printed 1986. 19 1/2 x 19 3/8 in. (49.5 x 49.2 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered 8/17 and annotated in pencil, credit, copyright credit (courtesy Vogue) reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
Provenance Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York Literature Foresta, Irving Penn Beyond Beauty , pl. 111 Hambourg and Rosenheim, Irving Penn Centennial , p. 227 Penn, Passage: A Work Record , p. 192 Szarkowski, Irving Penn , pl. 109 Catalogue Essay A true legend, Irving Penn transformed twentieth-century studio photography. Working across numerous photographic processes, diverse cultures, and distinctive subjects, each and every photograph by Penn is rendered with elegant simplicity and supreme beauty. We are delighted this season to offer an exciting selection of works by Irving Penn that pay homage to his brilliance, range, and unwavering vision. Featuring Small Trades , Vogue editorials, still-lifes, and arresting portraits, this selection spans just over 50 years of Penn’s career and includes photographs taken in New York, Paris, Cannes, Morocco, and New Guinea. Masterfully employing several photographic mediums throughout his lifetime, Penn was an exquisite printmaker, a fact reflected in the diversity of mediums on offer here, including; platinum palladium, gelatin silver, dye destruction, and Fujicolor Crystal Archive. For additional works by Irving Penn see lots 241, 298, 311-314, 317, and 350. Read More Artist Bio Irving Penn American • 1917 - 2009 Follow 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. View More Works
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