Irving Penn Follow Three Wines of France, New York 1953 Pigment print, printed 2006, flush-mounted. 58.3 x 47 cm (22 7/8 x 18 1/2 in.) Signed, initialled twice, titled, dated, annotated in pencil, copyright credit Condé Nast (courtesy Vogue ) copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the flush-mount. From an edition of 6.
Condition Report Sign up or Log in Provenance Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York Literature I. Penn, Moments Preserved , New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960, p. 16 Catalogue Essay 'I myself have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.' Irving Penn 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 Three Wines of France, New York 1953 Pigment print, printed 2006, flush-mounted. 58.3 x 47 cm (22 7/8 x 18 1/2 in.) Signed, initialled twice, titled, dated, annotated in pencil, copyright credit Condé Nast (courtesy Vogue ) copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the flush-mount. From an edition of 6.
Condition Report Sign up or Log in Provenance Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York Literature I. Penn, Moments Preserved , New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960, p. 16 Catalogue Essay 'I myself have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.' Irving Penn 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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