Irving Penn 'Nude 62'

Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
'Nude 62'

gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil, stamped with the photographer's 'Photograph by Irving Penn' and a Condé Nast copyright/reproduction rights stamps on the reverse, framed
image: 15 by 15 in. (38.1 by 38.1 cm.)
frame: 25 by 23½ in. (63.5 by 59.7 cm.)
Executed in 1949-50, this print is one from an edition of no more than 18.

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Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

This early print is in generally excellent condition. Visible under raking light are a few soft creases that do not appear to break the emulsion. The following are visible in the margins: minor chipping of the emulsion at the edges, tackholes each corner with corresponding small scuffs, and creases in the upper margin that do not appear to break the emulsion.

Provenance:
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

Private collection, New York

Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, 24 April 2003, Sale NY040103, lot 36

Acquired from the above by the present owner