Irving Penn
Barnett Newman, New York, 1966
A striking black-and-white portrait by Irving Penn captures the towering presence of Abstract Expressionist painter Barnett Newman in New York, 1966. Penn's masterful use of light and shadow emphasizes Newman's commanding physicality and intellectual gravitas, rendered with the precise, formal elegance characteristic of the photographer's celebrated portrait work. This rare limited-edition print, numbered 7/20 and mounted on aluminum flush-mount, stands as a testament to Penn's ability to distill the essence of his artistic contemporaries into a single, iconic image.
- Medium
- Signed, initialed, dated, numbered 7/20, variously annotated in pencil and edition stamp on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount; typed credit, title and Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation on a label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw
October 4, 2018
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