Lot 109
- 109
Irving Penn (1917-2009)
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description
- Irving Penn
- Pablo Picasso à l'hôtel la Californie, Cannes, 1957
- Silver gelatin print
- 49.5cm by 49cm
Tirage platinum-palladium de 1973, contrecollé sur aluminium. Au verso, signé et numéroté 31/45, annoté Wiggins-Teape Paper on Aluminium et Print made 1973 avec tampons 'In addition to 45 numbered prints of this image in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed silver prints not exceeding a total of 30 may exist', 'Hand-coated by the photographer' et 'Deacidified', annoté PICASSO/ Photograph by Irving Penn/ Copyright 1960 by Irving Penn/ Not to be reproduced without written/ permission of the Conde Nast Publications Inc./ and the copyright owner. en tapuscrit sur une bande de papier fixé au verso. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré.
Platinum-palladium print, printed 1973, flush-mounted on aluminium. On the reverse, signed and numbered 31/45, annotated Wiggins-Teape Paper on Aluminium and Print made 1973, with various stamps, annotated in typewriter on a label affixed to the reverse. Mounted and framed.
Platinum-palladium print, printed 1973, flush-mounted on aluminium. On the reverse, signed and numbered 31/45, annotated Wiggins-Teape Paper on Aluminium and Print made 1973, with various stamps, annotated in typewriter on a label affixed to the reverse. Mounted and framed.
Literature
John Szarkowski, Irving Penn, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1987, ill. p. 27;
Irving Penn, Passage. A Work Record, Londres, Jonathan Cape, 1991, ill. p. 125.
Irving Penn, Passage. A Work Record, Londres, Jonathan Cape, 1991, ill. p. 125.
Condition
In good condition. The paper is overall slightly yellowed. The edges of the card are slightly brown and partially thinned. The image is in excellent condition, there is no superficial damage.
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"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."