Irving Penn New York Cartoonists

About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
New York Cartoonists

gelatin silver print, mounted to Kromo Lite board, signed and dated in ink on the mount, the photographer's Condé Nast stamp on the reverse
image: 13 by 18 in. (33 by 45.7 cm.)
Executed in 1947.

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Condition Report:
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This early gelatin silver print, mounted to thick Kromo Lite board, is in generally fair condition. There is considerable craquelure throughout the image and chips to the edges of the print. There are tears and losses to the mount.

Provenance:
Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto

Acquired from the above in 2000 by the present owner