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Irving Penn

American · 1917–2009 · Photographer

Irving Penn was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent… (Wikipedia)

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Ginkgo Leaves, New YorkPhillips · Oct 2025$567,600≈ £423,298≈ €488,174Sign up to see
Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn)Phillips · Apr 2023$355,600≈ £284,890≈ €326,209Sign up to see
Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn)Phillips · Apr 2013$290,500≈ £191,610≈ €226,246Sign up to see

Irving Penn’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (412 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Irving Penn, Father kneeling with seated child, Cuzco, Peru, 1948, Vintage gelatin silver print, printed — Father kneeling with seated child, Cuzco, Peru, 1948
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026
€17,780Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Cigarette No. 86, 1972, platinum-palladium print, mounted — Cigarette No. 86, 1972
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026
£12,900Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Orchid, Rhyncholaelia Digbyana, New York, 1969, dye transfer print — Orchid, Rhyncholaelia Digbyana, New York, 1969
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026
£24,510Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Rock Groups, Big Brother and the Holding Company and The Grateful Dead, San Francisco, 1967, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1979-1980 — Rock Groups, Big Brother and the Holding Company and The Grateful Dead, San Francisco, 1967
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026
£14,190Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Woman in Feather Hat, New York, platinum-palladium print, mounted — Woman in Feather Hat, New York
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026
£61,920Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1967 — Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$30,960Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Tambul Warrior, New Guinea, 1970, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1979 — Tambul Warrior, New Guinea, 1970
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$38,700Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Three Asaro Mud Men, 1970, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Three Asaro Mud Men, 1970
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$30,960Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Sculptor’s Model, Paris, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1967 — Sculptor’s Model, Paris, 1950
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$15,480Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Cigarette No. 42, 1972, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1975 — Cigarette No. 42, 1972
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$33,540Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Nude 40, 1949-1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1949-1950 — Nude 40, 1949-1950
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$12,900Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Black and White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1984 — Black and White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$90,300Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Girl Drinking (Mary Jane Russell), New York, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed 1983 — Girl Drinking (Mary Jane Russell), New York, 1949
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$27,090Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, 'Four Guedras (Morocco)', 1971, Platinum-palladium print — 'Four Guedras (Morocco)', 1971
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$28,160Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Cinderella, New York, 1946, Gelatin silver print; mounted — Cinderella, New York, 1946
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$4,096Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Cuzco Children, 1948, Platinum-palladium print — Cuzco Children, 1948
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$76,700Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Pablo Picasso at La Californie, Cannes, gelatin silver print — Pablo Picasso at La Californie, Cannes
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$6,985Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Watercolor Palette, New York, archival pigment print mounted to Dibond — Watercolor Palette, New York
Rago Auctions · Feb 12, 2026
$25,400Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Chanel Zipper Belt (for 'Vogue'), 1967, Gelatin silver print; the photographer's credit stamp and a Condé Nast reproduction rights stamp on the reverse — Chanel Zipper Belt (for 'Vogue'), 1967
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$3,584Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Balenciaga Mantle Coat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris, 1950, Selenium-getönter Gelatinesilberabzug von 1990 — Balenciaga Mantle Coat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris, 1950
Van Ham · Dec 3, 2025
€23,760Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, 'Woody Allen as [Charlie] Chaplin, New York, Sept 14, 1972', 1972, Selenium-toned gelatin silver print — 'Woody Allen as [Charlie] Chaplin, New York, Sept 14, 1972', 1972
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$9,600Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, 'Vogue' Photographers, Oyster Bay, Long Island, 1946, Gelatin silver print; mounted to Strathmore board, the photographer's credit stamp, a Condé Nast copyright stamp, and a typed label — 'Vogue' Photographers, Oyster Bay, Long Island, 1946
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$5,376Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Black and White Hat, New York, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950 — Black and White Hat, New York, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$70,950Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, The Spilled Cream, New York, 1980, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1981 — The Spilled Cream, New York, 1980
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$15,480Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Three Poppies 'Arab Chief', New York, 1969, Dye transfer print, printed 1992 — Three Poppies 'Arab Chief', New York, 1969
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$206,400Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Poppy ‘Barr's White’, New York, 1968, Pigment print, printed 2006 — Poppy ‘Barr's White’, New York, 1968
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$109,650Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1979 — Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$283,800Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Télégraphiste, Paris, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Télégraphiste, Paris, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$77,400Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Fishmonger, London, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Fishmonger, London, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$38,700Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Lorry Washers, London, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Lorry Washers, London, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$90,300Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Window Washer, London, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1967 — Window Washer, London, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$45,150Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Rag and Bone Man (A), London, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Rag and Bone Man (A), London, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$61,920Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Chimney Sweep (B), London, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Chimney Sweep (B), London, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$116,100Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Still Life with Watermelon, New York, 1947, Dye transfer print, printed 1985 — Still Life with Watermelon, New York, 1947
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$70,950Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Charwomen, London, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1977 — Charwomen, London, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$61,920Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Train Coach Waiter, New York, 1951, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1967 — Train Coach Waiter, New York, 1951
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$45,150Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Cracked Egg, New York, 1958, Chromogenic print, printed 2000, flush-mounted to Plexiglas — Cracked Egg, New York, 1958
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$61,920Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Bouillabaisse, Barcelona, 1948, Chromogenic print, printed 2000 — Bouillabaisse, Barcelona, 1948
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$9,030Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Girl in Bath (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1950 — Girl in Bath (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$109,650Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Girl Behind Bottle (Jean Patchett), New York, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed before 1960 — Girl Behind Bottle (Jean Patchett), New York, 1949
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$129,000Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Black and White Fashion (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950, Three gelatin silver contact prints, printed 1950 — Black and White Fashion (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$38,700Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Black and White Vogue Cover, New York, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1968 — Black and White Vogue Cover, New York, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$193,500Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Nude No. 58, New York, 1950, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1976 — Nude No. 58, New York, 1950
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$45,150Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Ginkgo Leaves, New York, 1990, Dye transfer print, printed 1992 — Ginkgo Leaves, New York, 1990
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$567,600Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Salad Ingredients, New York, 1947, Dye transfer print, printed 1984 — Salad Ingredients, New York, 1947
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$83,850Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Marriageable Young Woman of Imilchil, Morocco, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed 1991 — Marriageable Young Woman of Imilchil, Morocco, 1971
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$9,675Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, New Guinea Man and Child with White Faces, New Guinea, 1970, Platinum-palladium print, printed 1983 — New Guinea Man and Child with White Faces, New Guinea, 1970
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$28,380Sign up free to see

Irving Penn, Young Gypsy Couple, Extremadura, Spain, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed before 1974 — Young Gypsy Couple, Extremadura, Spain, 1965
Phillips · Oct 8, 2025
$11,610Sign up free to see

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