Look, 'The Incredibles', 9 January 1968, p. 51
Greenough, Irving Penn: Platinum Prints, pl. 48
Grossman, Worlds in a Small Room: Irving Penn, p. 52
Knopf/Callaway, Irving Penn: Passage, A Work Record, p. 168
Marlborough, Irving Penn Photographs in Platinum Metals, Images 1947-1975, pl. 94
American • 1917 - 2009
Arresting portraits, exquisite flowers, luscious food and glamorous models populate Irving Penn's meticulously rendered, masterful prints. Penn employed the elegant simplicity of a gray or white backdrop to pose his subjects, be it a model in the latest Parisian fashion, a famous subject or veiled women in Morocco.
Irving Penn's distinct aesthetic transformed twentieth-century elegance and style, with each brilliant composition beautifully articulating his subjects. Working across several photographic mediums, Penn was a master printmaker. Regardless of the subject, each and every piece is rendered with supreme beauty.
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