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IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Lot 140

IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Chanel Sequined Suit, New York, 1947

Closed5 October 2012

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USD 22,500

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IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Chanel Sequined Suit, New York, 1947
gelatin silver print, printed 1975-1976
signed (twice), initialed, titled, dated, inscribed 'For Pat Merry Christmas with Love', notation 'Ref: 13120' in ink, Penn copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps (on the reverse of the mount); one from the edition not exceeding 40
image/sheet: 15½ x 15¼in. (37.5 x 38.6cm.)
mount: 20 x 20in. (50.8 x 50.8cm.)

From the artist;
to Patricia McCabe (Mr. Penn's assistant);
by bequest to Ms. McCabe's family;
Christie's, New York, Three Decades with Irving Penn: Photographs from the Collection of Patricia McCabe, April 14, 2010, lot 59