Photography | Modern Art + Design Auction | October 20, 2023
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 37
Irving Penn
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1917-2009)
Nude 58, New York, 1950, signed verso "Irving Penn", dated 1950, also titled, various artist's stamps, inscribed "Platinum Palladium print made June 1976", "hand coated by the photographer" also editioned 11/33, platinum palladium print on Arches paper (with blind stamp lower left), sheet 24-1/2 x 22-1/2 in., image 18 x 18 in.; brown wood frame, 29-1/2 x 28 in.
Literature: Foresta, Merry A., Irving Penn, William F. Stapp, Janice Wheeler, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) and National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). 1990. Irving Penn Master Images : The Collections of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
Provenance: Fahey-Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1990s; Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
Condition
mounted to backing with archival corners, print with no visible flaws of any kind; frame with minimal wear
Fahey-Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1990s; Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
