Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)

LOT ID: 72710

Picasso (B) Cannes, 1957, 1957

Platinum Print, Platinum-Palladium print, hand coated by the photographer

18.63 х 18.63 in. cm.

Signed, stamped, inscribed, "3260; Picasso (B) Cannes, 1957; Rives Paper on Aluminum; Platinum-Palladium; Print date January 1985; 13/47" inscribed on verso; "PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN; Copyright (c) 1984 by Irving Penn, Courtesy of Vogue; Not to be reproduced without written permission of the copyright owner and THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC.; In addition to 47* numbered prints of this image in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed silver prints not exceeding a total of 21 may exist; Hand-coated by the photographer" stamped on verso; "* of the 47: 34 prints of full image; 7 prints as a detail section; 6 prints as a detail section with lettering" on a typewritten label on verso; signed by hand in ink on verso.

Edition 13/47

Lot description

Platinum-Palladium print, hand coated by the photographer; Rives paper on aluminum; printed January 1985.
Image size: 18.63 x 18.63 in. (47.3 x 47.3 cm)
Mount size: 26 x 22 in (66 x 55.9 cm)

This piercing portrait of Picasso is one of Penn's most iconic works. Irving Penn's photographs have become documents of an era, from his portraits of the native people of New Guinea and Morocco to those of artists, musicians, writers and celebrities as well as fashion editorial to provocative nudes. Penn's work has established him as preeminent in 20th century photography.

Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Publication:

Penn,Moments Preserved, Simon & Schuster, 1960, p.39, for a variant; Penn,Passage: A Work Record, Jonathan Cape, 1991, p.125, for a variant; Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints, National Gallery of Art, 2005, pl.37, for a variant. Irving Penn, Museée d'art et d'histoire, Fribourg, cover and pl. 36, p. 57.
Condition Report
Condition Report
Current lot doesn't have any damage.
History and Provenance
History and Provenance
Provenance:
J.J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
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Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)

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Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)

LOT ID: 72710

Picasso (B) Cannes, 1957, 1957