Irving Penn (b. 1917)

Selenium toned silver print, mounted on board. Signed, titled and dated in ink on the reverse. Initialled, annotated and with the photographer's copyright and edition stamps also on the reverse. Signed silver prints of this negative not exceeding 10. Printed 1984. Framed.

US Vogue, 15th February, 1950, pp. 51-52.
Penn, I. 1991 p. 76.

Excellent condition. One very slight pressure mark at the centre of the print, visible only in raking light. A faint line of retouching at the centre of the model's hat also visible only in oblique light.
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This image was originally reproduced in US Vogue in February 1950 in an article entitled 12 Hats in the News. The caption read: 'Crescent Bicorne. The news: it is worn below the hairline; it is dead-centred, no trace of a list to one side. The flattery: its rounding, rising lines. An electric effect with its rising bird wings, its screen of veiling. An excellent hat for narrow city suits.'