HackelBury Fine Art, London, 2001
I. Penn, et al., Passage: A Work Record, New York: Knopf, 1991, p. 82
M. Harrison, Appearances: Fashion Photography Since 1945, New York: Rizzoli, 1991, p. 55
J. Szarkowski, Irving Penn, New York: MoMA, 1984, pl. 47
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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