Irving Penn 'Football Face, New York, Sept. 24, 2002'

Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
'Football Face, New York, Sept. 24, 2002'

Fuji Crystal Archive print, flush-mounted, signed, titled, dated, and annotated in ink and stamped on the reverse, framed, a Hamiltons Gallery label on the reverse
image: 36 by 29¼ in. (91.4 by 74.3 cm.)
frame: 48½ by 41½ in. (123.2 by 105.4 cm.)
Executed in 2002, printed in 2003, this print is one from an edition of no more than 13.

Condition Report:
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This print is in generally excellent condition. The colors are rich and saturated, with no apparent signs of fading. There are two nearly imperceptible fingerprints at the center left and center right margin edges.

'HG12927' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand on the reverse. The following is written by the photographer in ink on the reverse: 'Print made before FEB. 2003.' In addition to the photographer's credit and Conde Nast copyright stamps [annotated '2002' in ink], another stamp reads as follows: 'Signed, Fuji Crystal Archive prints of this image not exceeding 13 [in ink].'

Provenance:
Hamiltons Gallery, London

Collection of George Michael

Acquired from the above in 2010 by the present owner