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IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Lot 87

IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Bee (A), New York, 1995

Closed21 May 2010

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GBP 32,450

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IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Bee (A), New York, 1995
dye-bleach print, printed 1996
signed, initialed, titled, dated and annotated 'Ref 17871' in pencil, Condé Nast copyright limitation stamp and photographer's credit stamp (verso)
10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.)

Hamiltons Gallery, London;
private collection, London

Specialist note

Bee (A), New York (1995) is a variant of a photograph by Penn which illustrated an article for Vogue on cosmetic surgery. He chose to take the phrase 'bee-stung lips' literally.

This print is from a sold-out edition of 15.