Lot Essay
The photographer has stamped and annotated the reverse of the mount stating 'signed, silver prints of this negative not exceeding 8.'
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Three Village Elders (B), Khenifra, Morocco, 1971
Details
IRVING PENN
Three Village Elders (B), Khenifra, Morocco, 1971
gelatin silver print, printed before 1974
signed, initialled, titled, dated and numbered '13624' in ink, 'Penn/Condé Nast' copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on reverse of mount
10½ x 10½in. (26.8 x 26.8cm.)
Three Village Elders (B), Khenifra, Morocco, 1971
gelatin silver print, printed before 1974
signed, initialled, titled, dated and numbered '13624' in ink, 'Penn/Condé Nast' copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on reverse of mount
10½ x 10½in. (26.8 x 26.8cm.)
Literature
Penn, Worlds in a Small Room, Studio Vista, 1974, p.87, with caption '...village elders of the town of Khenifra on a market day. They are simple people but their burnouses and turbans of white wool are spotless. Their beards are carefully trimmed. Their grooming is perfect.'
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