Lot 17
  • 17

Irving Penn

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Irving Penn
  • 'Chanel Feather Headdress (B), New York', 1994
  • Platinum palladium print
Selenium toned silver print, printed September 2005, flush-mounted to card. Signed, titled, dated, initialed and annotated Hat design by Philip Treacy worn by model Nadja Auermann in black pen, with the photographer's stamp, the copyright stamp dated 2005, the reference stamp numbered 22173, the 'Signed silver prints of this negative not exceeding 22' stamp and the 'Toned in selenium' stamp on the reverse. Mounted.

Provenance

Janvrin Fine Art, London
Private European Collection

Literature

Irving Penn, A Notebook at Random, New York, Bulfinch Press, 2004, ill. p. 96 (variant).

Condition

This selenium toned silver print is apparently in excellent condition.
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