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The Poor Lovers
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009) · 1979
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Platinum-palladium print, printed 1980, mounted”
- Edition
- 48/58
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 48 x 29 cm (18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040224)
- Date
- November 21, 2024
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 5
- Estimate
- £12,000 – £18,000 (≈ $15,168 – $22,752) (≈ €14,410 – €21,615)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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