Live Auction 2397Three Decades with Irving Penn: Photographs from the Collection of Patricia McCabe
Christie’s roundel
Lot 56 Guedra dancers of Goulimine. It is said that the dance has its roots in a very ancient cultural ceremony, a symbolism that has been lost in time. Those chosen sat, eyes fixed on the lens, enjoying the camera's scrutiny yet themselves impenetrable, unhurried during the considerable time we spent together.
Irving Penn

IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

2 Guedras, 1972

Closed14 April 2010

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USD 314,500

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IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
2 Guedras, 1972
platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1977
signed, titled, dated, numbered '33/40', '1324', inscribed 'For Pat McCabe, Christmas 1974 (substituted 3/78 for previous print)' in pencil, Penn/Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps (on the reverse of the flush-mount)
21 1/8 x 17 1/8in. (54 x 43.4cm.)