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Irving Penn
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Irving Penn
- 'Rag and Bones', London, 1950
- Platinum-palladium print
- Image 42 x 33 cm (16½ x 13 in.);sheet 57 x 45.5 cm (22½ x 18 in).
Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976. Signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 25/32 and P1130 in pencil, with the Penn/Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the verso.
Provenance
Hamiltons Gallery, London
Private collection, UK
Private collection, UK
Literature
Irving Penn, Passage, Alfred A. Knopf/Callaway, New York, 1991, p. 98.
Exhibition catalogue, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 2005, cat. no. 31.
Virginia A. Heckert and Anne Lacoste, Irving Penn: Small Trades, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2009, pl. 200.
Exhibition catalogue, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 2005, cat. no. 31.
Virginia A. Heckert and Anne Lacoste, Irving Penn: Small Trades, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2009, pl. 200.
Condition
This beautiful platinum palladium print is in overall excellent condition.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
These four beautiful platinum prints belong to Penn’s series Small Trades, which he began photographing in 1950 in Paris, London and New York. He sought to document trades which would eventually disappear and as a result this body of work stands as a historical piece of the mid-20th century. The portraits were executed in the same simple manner his fashion works were conducted. Penn welcomed to his atelier the subjects, who had previously been scouted by his assistant, and captured them in their full work attire accompanied by tools of their occupation.