Irving Penn Hell’s Angel (Doug), San Francisco 1967 Platinum palladium print, printed 1976. 19 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (50.2 x 51.4 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered 20/40 in pencil, copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the verso.
Literature Look, 'The Incredibles', 9 January 1968, p. 51 Greenough, Irving Penn Platinum Prints, pl. 48 Grossman, Worlds in a Small Room: Irving Penn p. 52 Knopf/Callaway, Irving Penn Passage, A Work Record, p. 168 Marlborough, Irving Penn Photographs in Platinum Metals, Images 1947-1975, pl. 94 Artist Bio 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. View More Works
Irving Penn Hell’s Angel (Doug), San Francisco 1967 Platinum palladium print, printed 1976. 19 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (50.2 x 51.4 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered 20/40 in pencil, copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the verso.
Literature Look, 'The Incredibles', 9 January 1968, p. 51 Greenough, Irving Penn Platinum Prints, pl. 48 Grossman, Worlds in a Small Room: Irving Penn p. 52 Knopf/Callaway, Irving Penn Passage, A Work Record, p. 168 Marlborough, Irving Penn Photographs in Platinum Metals, Images 1947-1975, pl. 94 Artist Bio 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. View More Works
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