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Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009) · 1980
$25,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ £19,538≈ €23,065
Hammer $20,000 · with buyer’s premium $25,800
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Platinum-palladium print, printed 1981”
- Edition
- 29/44
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 11 x 19 in. (27.9 x 48.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040326)
- Date
- October 8, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 211
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £15,146 – £22,719) (≈ €17,879 – €26,819)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
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