Sale 1062
Paris
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12 November 2011
Price realised
EUR 25,000
Estimate
IRVING PENN (1917-2009) Three Dahomey Girls, One Standing, Dahomey, 1976 tirage argentique monté sur carton, tiré en 1984 signé, signé des initiales, titré, daté et numéroté '2593' à l'encre, cachets de copyright de limitation de reproduction, de l'édition et du photographe (au dos du montage) image 49.2 x 49 cm. (19 3/8 x 19¼ in.) montage 58.5 x 58.5 cm. (23 x 23 in.) Tirage provenant d'une édition de 12.
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Literature
Penn, Moments Preserved, Simon and Schuster, 1960 (illustré p.38).
Post Lot Text
GELATIN SILVER PRINT MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD, PRINTED 1984; SIGNED, INITIALED, TITLED, DATED AND NUMBERED IN INK, COPYRIGHT CREDIT REPRODUCTION LIMITATION, EDITION AND PHOTOGRAPHER STAMPS ON THE REVERSE OF THE MOUNT.
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