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Irving Penn
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Irving Penn
- 'LISA FONSSAGRIVES-PENN' (WOMAN WITH ROSES)
- platinum palladium print
platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted to aluminum, signed, titled, dated, editioned '38/40,' and annotated in pencil and stamped on the reverse, framed, a Corkin Gallery, Toronto, label on the reverse, 1950, printed in 1977
Literature
John Szarkowski, Irving Penn (The Museum of Modern Art, 1984), pl. 54
Irving Penn, Passage: A Work Record (New York, 1991), p. 85
Colin Westerbeck, ed., Irving Penn: A Career in Photography (The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997), pl. 35
Sarah Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 2005), cover and pl. 20
Condition
This print is in generally excellent condition. The reverse of the mount is very lightly soiled.
On the reverse, the annotations in pencil read: 'BF 360 paper on aluminum,' 'multiple coating and printing,' '(1) platinum (2) platinum-palladium,' 'print made August - September 1977,' and '31.'
The edition stamp on the reverse indicates that in addition to the 40 numbered prints in platinum, there may also exist no more than 25 unnumbered, but signed, gelatin silver prints. On the reverse of the mount, the Condé Nast copyright stamp is dated in pencil '1950.'
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.